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Definition of Connection
1. Noun. A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it). "There was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
Generic synonyms: Relation
Specialized synonyms: Series, Alliance, Bond, Linkage, Communication, Concatenation, Bridge, Involvement, Relevance, Relevancy, Relatedness
Attributes: Connected, Unconnected
Derivative terms: Connected, Connected
Antonyms: Unconnectedness
2. Noun. The state of being connected. "The connection between church and state is inescapable"
Generic synonyms: Unification, Union
Specialized synonyms: Contact, Concatenation, Interconnectedness, Interconnection, Coherence, Coherency, Cohesion, Cohesiveness
Derivative terms: Connected, Connected, Link, Link, Link
Antonyms: Disconnectedness
3. Noun. An instrumentality that connects. "He didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
Specialized synonyms: Attachment, Bond, Backbone, Earth, Ground, Hitch, Hookup, Jumper, Conjunction, Junction, Slip Ring, Line, Phone Line, Subscriber Line, Telephone Circuit, Telephone Line, Patch, Temporary Hookup, Coupling, Yoke
Generic synonyms: Instrumentality, Instrumentation
Derivative terms: Connect, Connect, Connect, Connect, Connect
4. Noun. (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship). "He has powerful connections"
5. Noun. The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination. "Conditioning is a form of learning by association"
Generic synonyms: Memory, Remembering
Specialized synonyms: Colligation
Derivative terms: Associate, Connect, Connect
6. Noun. A connecting shape.
Generic synonyms: Form, Shape
Specialized synonyms: Node, Articulation, Join, Joint, Junction, Juncture
7. Noun. A supplier (especially of narcotics).
8. Noun. Shifting from one form of transportation to another. "The plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
Generic synonyms: Conveyance, Transfer, Transferral, Transport, Transportation
Derivative terms: Connect, Connect
9. Noun. The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication). "There was a connection via the internet"
Specialized synonyms: Hit, Interconnection, Intersection, Approximation, Bringing Close Together, Concatenation, Convergence, Convergency, Converging, Coming Upon, Encounter, Articulation, Adjunction, Junction, Attachment, Fastening
Generic synonyms: Change Of Integrity
Derivative terms: Connect, Connect, Connect, Connect, Connect, Join, Join, Join
Definition of Connection
1. n. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.
Definition of Connection
1. Noun. The act of connecting. ¹
2. Noun. The point at which two or more things are connected. ¹
3. Noun. A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people. ¹
4. Noun. An established communications or transportation link. ¹
5. Noun. (transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Connection
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Connection
1. A union of elements or things; a connecting structure. Synonym: connexus, conexus. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Connection
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