Wiktionary
n. (context US English) Sticky tape, typically white in color and 1/2 to 1 inch wide, intended for use in fastening bandages and related healthcare applications.
WordNet
n. tape coated with adhesive
Wikipedia
Adhesive tape refers to any one of a variety of combinations of a backing materials coated with an adhesive. Different backing materials and adhesives can be used depending on the intended use.
Usage examples of "adhesive tape".
Inside were strips of adhesive tape, torn off the trace pick-up roller.
Cooper took the plastic bags and extracted the adhesive tape rectangles, one by one, over separate examining trays, to avoid cross-contamination.
When Bert obeyed, Chet bound the wrists tightly with wide strips of adhesive tape torn from a roll taken from his pocket.
I reinforced it with adhesive tape and left ends of adhesive tape on it so I could put it on at a moment's notice.
She had found a small length of hose under the sink, and used adhesive tape to run a siphon from the toilet tank, to simulate the sound of urination.
The cold water had freshened me up a bit, but the dark shadows round my eyes remained and there was still the adhesive tape across my forehead.
I took my coat off and rolled my sleeves up and picked the razor blade backed with adhesive tape off the table.
Here are my eyes, so blue and so magnified behind these hateful, hateful glasses, these horn-rimmed specs one bow of which is held on with adhesive tape.