Ad*flux"ion (&?;), n. See Affluxion.
Ad*ha"mant (&?;), a. [From L. adhamare to catch; ad + hamus hook.] Clinging, as by hooks.
Ad*here" (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering (&?;).] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adhérer. See Aghast.] 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere." "Every thing adheres together." Shak.