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CONJUNCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that joins or connects
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("conjunction" is a kind of...):
connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion (an instrumentality that connects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjunction"):
contact; tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact)
joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)
barrier strip; junction barrier (a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs)
splice; splicing (a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together)
thermojunction (a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The temporal property of two things happening at the same time
Example:
the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable
Synonyms:
co-occurrence; coincidence; concurrence; conjunction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("conjunction" is a kind of...):
simultaneity; simultaneousness (happening or existing or done at the same time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjunction"):
concomitance (occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another)
overlap (the property of partial coincidence in time)
contemporaneity; contemporaneousness (the quality of belonging to the same period of time)
unison (occurring together or simultaneously)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Synonyms:
conjunction; conjunctive; connective; continuative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("conjunction" is a kind of...):
closed-class word; function word (a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjunction"):
subordinate conjunction; subordinating conjunction (a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause)
coordinating conjunction (a conjunction (like 'and' or 'or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
Synonyms:
alignment; conjunction
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("conjunction" is a kind of...):
encounter; meeting (a casual or unexpected convergence)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjunction"):
inferior conjunction ((astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun)
superior conjunction ((astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("conjunction" is a kind of...):
grammatical relation (a linguistic relation established by grammar)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjunction"):
coordinating conjunction (the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status)
subordinating conjunction (the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another)
copulative conjunction (the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings)
disjunctive conjunction (the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings)
adversative conjunction (the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The state of being joined together
Synonyms:
colligation; conjugation; conjunction; junction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("conjunction" is a kind of...):
unification; union (the state of being joined or united or linked)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjunction"):
anastomosis; inosculation (a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous)
synapse (the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle)
Context examples:
One and the other; relating to or being two in conjunction.
(Both, NCI Thesaurus)
It is used both as a test for histocompatibility and in conjunction with other immunosuppressive agents to suppress rejection of grafts or organ transplants.
(Antilymphocyte Serum, NCI Thesaurus)
These simultaneous developments, the scientists believe, likely occurred in conjunction with changes in how creatures walked and ran.
(What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists, National Science Foundation)
In conjunction with myosin, actin is responsible for the contraction and relaxation of muscle.
(Actin, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent, when administered in conjunction with a synthetic acyclic guanosine analogue, possesses potential antineoplastic activity.
(Ad-hCMV-TK, NCI Thesaurus)
A syndrome characterized by abnormal secretion of growth hormone in conjunction with neoplastic growth occurring anywhere in the body.
(Ectopic Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
MGUS may occur in conjunction with various carcinomas, chronic inflammatory and infectious conditions, and other diseases.
(Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, NCI Thesaurus)
A syndrome characterized by abnormal secretion of renin in conjunction with neoplastic growth occurring anywhere in the body.
(Ectopic Renin Secretion Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
In conjunction with a tumor antigen, this hybrid peptide is used to potentiate antigen presentation and consequently prime cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses.
(OVA BiP Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)
Paraproteinemias may be seen in conjunction with various carcinomas, chronic inflammatory and infectious conditions, and other diseases. —2004
(Paraproteinemia, NCI Thesaurus)
