connection
/kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/ noun
Forms connections connexion connex.
- noun (uncountable) The act of connecting.
- noun Coherence; lack of disjointedness.
- noun (euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
- noun The point at which two or more things are connected. “the leak formed at the connection of the pipe and the boiler”
- noun (transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service. “The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.”
- noun A physical link between two things or places. “the isthmus of Panama is the connection between North and South America”
- noun An established communications or transportation link. “computers linked by a network connection”
- noun A causal relationship between two phenomena; cause and effect. “the connection between overeating and obesity”
Synonyms
communion bond connective connexive link vinculum connexion connectedness connector connecter association joining
Etymology
From Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”)), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“to bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“to bind”).
In American English mid-18c., spelling shifted from connexion to connection (equivalent to connect + -ion), thus making connexion British dated and connection in international use.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.
- noun That which connects or joins together; bond; tie. Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things. I. Taylor.
Etymology [Cf. Connexion.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “connection”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details