self-adhesive
adjective
ukushaving astickysurfaceandableto bestuckto something without the need forglueorwater:
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I understand thatself-adhesiveones would cause a great deal more inconvenience.
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I understand that no major postal administration usesself-adhesivestamps.
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I know that flower pots,self-adhesivelabels and related issues are important for the industries concerned.
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Althoughself-adhesiveenvelopes are in some respects more convenient than the conventional gummed envelopes, they have a number of disadvantages as well as being considerably more expensive.
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These include tubes and cylinders around which flexible material is wound, release paper ofself-adhesive labels, and wrapping and gift wrapping paper sold as a separate product.
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After one to three days, smallself-adhesivebandages are sufficient.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nitrox cylinders must be identified by a transparent,self-adhesivelabel with green lettering, fitted below the shoulder.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rotary letterpress machines are still used on a wide scale for printingself-adhesiveand non-self-adhesivelabels, tube laminate, cup stock, etc.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The electrodes usually consist of a conducting gel, embedded in the middle of aself-adhesivepad onto which cables clip.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The indicator is attached as aself-adhesivelabel to the packaging by the food producer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The glues used onself-adhesivetiles sometimes give way, causing edges to lift and get broken by foot traffic.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The company is the world's leading producer of graphic papers and second-largest producer ofself-adhesivelabel materials.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fixing film is usually a relatively rigid sheet ofself-adhesive, transparent polymer film.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1995 a new design with the coat of arms was issued, and it was reissued inself-adhesiveformat in 2002.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later in 2003 the local and foreign rates (7c, 16c) were re-issued as smaller,self-adhesivebooklet stamps.
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