Connection - Definition
connection
n 1: 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" [syn: connection, connexion,
connectedness] [ant: unconnectedness]
2: the state of being connected; "the connection between church
and state is inescapable" [syn: connection, link,
connectedness] [ant: disconnectedness, disconnection,
disjunction, disjuncture]
3: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the
connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the
amplifier and the speakers" [syn: connection, connexion,
connector, connecter, connective]
4: (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"
5: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or
imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by
association" [syn: association, connection, connexion]
6: a connecting shape [syn: connection, connexion, link]
7: a supplier (especially of narcotics)
8: shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the
plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" [syn:
connection, connexion]
9: 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" [syn: joining,
connection, connexion]