English noun: bonding | |||
| 1. | bonding a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | personal relation, personal relationship | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | female bonding, male bonding, maternal-infant bonding | ||
| 2. | bonding (cognition) (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | technique | ||
| Domain category | dental medicine, dentistry, odontology | ||
| 3. | bonding (act) fastening firmly together | ||
| Synonyms | soldering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attachment, fastening | ||