| connection | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. connectedness, connection, connexion | 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" |
| ~ relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| ~ series | (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other.; "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors" |
| ~ alliance, bond | a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest.; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" |
| ~ linkage | an associative relation. |
| ~ communication | a connection allowing access between persons or places.; "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms" |
| ~ concatenation | the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc.; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances" |
| ~ bridge | something resembling a bridge in form or function.; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" |
| ~ involvement | a connection of inclusion or containment.; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen" |
| ~ relevance, relevancy | the relation of something to the matter at hand. |
| ~ relatedness | a particular manner of connectedness.; "the relatedness of all living things" |
| n. (state) | 2. connectedness, connection, link | the state of being connected.; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" |
| ~ unification, union | the state of being joined or united or linked.; "there is strength in union" |
| ~ contact | the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity.; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid" |
| ~ concatenation | the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series. |
| ~ interconnectedness, interconnection | a state of being connected reciprocally.; "an interconnection between the two buildings" |
| ~ coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness | the state of cohering or sticking together. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion | an instrumentality that connects.; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" |
| ~ attachment, bond | a connection that fastens things together. |
| ~ backbone | the part of a network that connects other networks together.; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic" |
| ~ 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). |
| ~ hitch | a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls. |
| ~ hookup | a device providing a connection between a power source and a user.; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers" |
| ~ instrumentation, instrumentality | an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end. |
| ~ jumper | a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections. |
| ~ junction, conjunction | something that joins or connects. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, line | a telephone connection. |
| ~ temporary hookup, patch | a connection intended to be used for a limited time. |
| ~ coupling, yoke | a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together. |
| n. (person) | 4. connection | (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" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ acquaintance, friend | a person with whom you are acquainted.; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. association, connection, connexion | the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination.; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" |
| ~ remembering, memory | the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered.; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father" |
| ~ colligation | the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis. |
| n. (shape) | 6. connection, connexion, link | a connecting shape. |
| ~ shape, form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" |
| ~ node | a connecting point at which several lines come together. |
| ~ join, articulation, joint, junction, juncture | the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made. |
| n. (person) | 7. connection | a supplier (especially of narcotics). |
| ~ narcotic | a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction. |
| ~ provider, supplier | someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity. |
| n. (act) | 8. connection, connexion | shifting from one form of transportation to another.; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" |
| ~ transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport | the act of moving something from one location to another. |
| n. (act) | 9. connection, connexion, joining | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication).; "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" |
| ~ hit | a connection made via the internet to another website.; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide" |
| ~ 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). |
| ~ bringing close together, approximation | 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. |
| ~ converging, convergency, convergence | 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. |
| ~ fastening, attachment | the act of fastening things together. |
| ~ change of integrity | the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something. |
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