nexus

nex·us

 (nĕk′səs)

n. pl. nexus or nex·us·es

1. A means of connection; a link or tie: "this nexus between New York's ... real-estate investors and its ... politicians" (Wall Street Journal).

2. A connected series or group.

3. The core or center: "The real nexus of the money culture [was] Wall Street" (Bill Barol).

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[Latin, from past participle of nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]

nexus

(ˈnɛksəs)

n, pl nexus

1. a means of connection between members of a group or things in a series; link; bond

2. a connected group or series

[C17: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind]

nex•us

(ˈnɛk səs)

n., pl. nex•us•es, nex•us.

1. a means of connection; tie; link.

2. a connected series or group.

3. the core or center, as of a matter or situation.

4. a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion.

[1655–65; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, derivative of nect(ere) to bind, fasten]

Nexus

 a connected group or series, 1850.

Example: nexus of matrimonial excesses.—BBC, 23 April 1983.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nexus - the means of connection between things linked in series link linkage - an associative relation
	2.	nexus - a connected series or group series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"

nexus

noun connection, link, tie, bond, junction, joining The nexus between drugs, prostitution and corruption is universal.

nexus

noun

That which unites or binds:

bond, knot, ligament, ligature, link, tie, vinculum, yoke.

Translations

central

Nexus

nessocentroconnessionelegame

nexo

nexus

[ˈneksəs] N → nexo m

nexus

n → Verknüpfung f, → Verkettung f

nex·us

n. nexo, conexión, unión.