Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of glue
noungluing (countable and uncountable, plural gluings)
plural gluings
- countableuncountableThe act of attaching something with glue.
- countableuncountablemathematicsA connection between the edges of two planes, or between the points at the ends of two lines.
- countableuncountablemathematicsAny of various processes for producing some structure (e.g. a sheaf or scheme) by combining smaller structures that are in some way compatible with each other.
Translations
Ancient Greek κόλλησις
- κόλλησις (kóllēsis)the act of attaching something with glue
Russian склеивание, склейка
- склеивание (skleivanije)the act of attaching something with glue
- склейка (sklejka)a connection between the edges of two planes, or between the points at the ends of two lines
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APA
gluing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluing
MLA
“gluing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gluing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluing.
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