connection

con·nec·tion (k

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a. The act of connecting.

b. The state of being connected.

2. One that connects; a link: made a connection between the two pipes.

3. An association or relationship: There appeared to be no connection between the two crimes.

4. The logical or intelligible ordering of words or ideas; coherence.

5. Reference or relation to something else; context: In this connection, the agreement can be seen as a step toward peace.

6. A person, especially one of influence or importance, with whom one is associated, as by kinship or common interests: used her connections to land a job.

7. A conveyance or scheduled run providing continuing service between means of transportation: missed my connection in Atlanta.

8. A physical link, such as by wire or fiber-optic cable, between two or more points in a telecommunications system: established a connection to the Internet.

9. A means or channel of communication: couldn't hear due to the bad phone connection.

10. Slang

a. A drug dealer.

b. A purchase of illegal drugs.

con·nection·al adj.

connection or connexion

Noun

1. a relationship or association

2. a link or bond

3. a link between two components in an electric circuit

a. an opportunity to transfer from one public vehicle to another

b. the vehicle scheduled to provide such an opportunity

5. an influential acquaintance

6. a relative

7. logical sequence in thought or expression

8. a telephone link

9. Slang a supplier of illegal drugs, such as heroin

10. in connection with with reference to: a number of people have been arrested in connection with the explosion

Connexion, Connection a religious society; a body of persons connected by either political (1767) or religious ties (1753); a circle of clients; a group of fellow worshippers. See also denomination, faction, set.

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Noun	1.	connection - 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" connectedness, connexion 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"
	2.	connection - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" connectedness, link 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
	3.	connection - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" connecter, connector, connective, connexion 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
	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"
	5.	connection - the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" connexion, 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
	6.	connection - a connecting shape connexion, link 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
	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
	8.	connection - shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" connexion transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport - the act of moving something from one location to another
	9.	connection - 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" joining, connexion 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