connected

American  

[kuh-nek-tid] / kəˈnɛk tɪd /

adjective

1. united, joined, or linked.

2. having a connection.

3. joined together in sequence; linked coherently.

   connected ideas.

4. related by family ties.

5. having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.

6. Mathematics. pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.

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connected British  

/ kəˈnɛktɪd /

adjective

1. joined or linked together

2. (of speech) coherent and intelligible

3. logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain

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Other Word Forms

• connectedly adverb
• connectedness noun
• subconnectedly adverb
• well-connected adjective

Etymology

Origin of connected

First recorded in 1705–15; connect + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The vast Arctic island is connected to the world by two subsea fibre optic cables to Canada and Iceland, in addition to satellite coverage in the north and east.

From Barron's

"It has a lot more going on, the career opportunities are really good and it's also just that little bit more connected to the rest of the world."

From BBC

The company, which is trying to revolutionize the way semiconductors are connected inside server racks, has developed some of the most advanced applications of a technology known as co-packaged optics, its investors and executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Finally,” I gasped as the router finished booting and my phone connected to the Wi-Fi.

From Literature

Elegant fountains dotted the property, looped and connected by polished concrete walkways edged with well-manicured landscaping that gave a historic university feel to an otherwise state-of-the-art facility.

From Literature

Related Words

• akin
• associated
• linked
• united