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CONNECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
Example:
there was a connection via the internet
Synonyms:
connection; connexion; joining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("connection" is a kind of...):
change of integrity (the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connection"):
hit (a connection made via the internet to another website)
interconnection ((computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.))
intersection (the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path))
approximation; bringing close together (the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue)
concatenation (the act of linking together as in a series or chain)
convergence; convergency; converging (the act of converging (coming closer))
coming upon; encounter (a casual meeting with a person or thing)
articulation (the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible)
adjunction; junction (an act of joining or adjoining things)
attachment; fastening (the act of fastening things together)
Derivation:
connect (join for the purpose of communication)
connect (join by means of communication equipment)
connect (establish communication with someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Shifting from one form of transportation to another
Example:
the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
Synonyms:
connection; connexion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("connection" is a kind of...):
conveyance; transfer; transferral; transport; transportation (the act of moving something from one location to another)
Derivation:
connect (be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An instrumentality that connects
Example:
he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
Synonyms:
connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("connection" is a kind of...):
instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connection"):
coupling; yoke (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)
patch; temporary hookup (a connection intended to be used for a limited time)
line; phone line; subscriber line; telephone circuit; telephone line (a telephone connection)
slip ring (connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts)
conjunction; junction (something that joins or connects)
jumper (a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections)
hookup (a device providing a connection between a power source and a user)
hitch (a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls)
earth; ground (a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage))
backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)
attachment; bond (a connection that fastens things together)
Derivation:
connect (plug into an outlet)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
Example:
conditioning is a form of learning by association
Synonyms:
association; connection; connexion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("connection" is a kind of...):
memory; remembering (the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connection"):
colligation (the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis)
Derivation:
connect (make a logical or causal connection)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A supplier (especially of narcotics)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("connection" is a kind of...):
provider; supplier (someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity)
Domain category:
narcotic (a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction)
Sense 6
Meaning:
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
Example:
he has powerful connections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("connection" is a kind of...):
acquaintance; friend (a person with whom you are acquainted)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Derivation:
connect (establish a rapport or relationship)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
Example:
there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
Synonyms:
connectedness; connection; connexion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("connection" is a kind of...):
relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
Attribute:
connected (joined or linked together)
unconnected (not joined or linked together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connection"):
relatedness (a particular manner of connectedness)
relevance; relevancy (the relation of something to the matter at hand)
involvement (a connection of inclusion or containment)
bridge (something resembling a bridge in form or function)
concatenation (the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc)
communication (a connection allowing access between persons or places)
linkage (an associative relation)
alliance; bond (a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest)
series ((electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A connecting shape
Synonyms:
connection; connexion; link
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("connection" is a kind of...):
form; shape (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connection"):
node (a connecting point at which several lines come together)
articulation; join; joint; junction; juncture (the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made)
Sense 9
Meaning:
The state of being connected
Example:
the connection between church and state is inescapable
Synonyms:
connectedness; connection; link
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("connection" is a kind of...):
unification; union (the state of being joined or united or linked)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connection"):
contact (the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity)
concatenation (the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series)
interconnectedness; interconnection (a state of being connected reciprocally)
coherence; coherency; cohesion; cohesiveness (the state of cohering or sticking together)
Context examples:
A most suitable connection everybody must consider it, but I think it might be a very happy one.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
A part of a sperm cell, also known as the middle piece, between the head and the tail consisting of the neck and connection piece.
(Body of the Spermatozoon, NCI Thesaurus)
The information should be useful in connection with counseling and screening.
(Breast Cancer, 11;22 Translocation Associated Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgical creation of a connection between an artery and a vein, often done for the purpose of hemodialysis.
(Arteriovenous Shunt Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
All the social cues that normally foster connection are less readily available to the child, so the child doesn’t receive the optimal emotional input it needs to thrive.
(Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy, University of Cambridge)
The astrocytes' job is to prune unnecessary synapses (connections) in the brain to refresh and reshape its wiring.
(Lack of Sleep Makes Brain to Literally Eat Itself, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This suggested a connection between the spread of a specific type of bacteria through the bloodstream and the formation of these blood vascular lesions in the brain.
(Researchers connect brain blood vessel lesions to intestinal bacteria, NIH)
These studies combined suggest a viral contribution but have not explained how the connection works.
(Viruses may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease, National Institutes of Health)
An article which expresses the relation of connection or addition.
(And, NCI Thesaurus)
A natural or surgically-induced connection between tubular structures in the body.
(Anastomosis, NCI Thesaurus)
