connection

[ kuh-nek-shuhn ]

/ kəˈnɛk ʃən /

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noun

the act or state of connecting.

the state of being connected: the connection between cause and effect.

anything that connects; a connecting part; link; bond: an electrical connection.

association; relationship: the connection between crime and poverty; no connection with any other firm of the same name.

a circle of friends or associates or a member of such a circle.

association with or development of something observed, imagined, discussed, etc.: to make a connection between the smell of smoke and the presence of fire; I have a few thoughts in connection with your last remarks.

contextual relation; context, as of a word.

the meeting of trains, planes, etc., for transfer of passengers: There are good connections between buses in Chicago.

Often connections . a transfer by a passenger from one conveyance to another: to miss connections.

a specific vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., boarded in making connections: My connection for Hartford is the 10:58.

a relative, especially by marriage or distant blood relationship.

Slang. a person who sells drugs directly to addicts.

a source of supply for goods, material, etc., that is scarce, difficult, or illegal to obtain: a connection to obtain guns and ammunition for the rebels.

a group of persons who are connected, as by political or religious ties.

Usually connections . associates, relations, acquaintances, or friends, especially representing or having some influence or power: European connections; good connections in Congress.

a religious denomination: the Methodist connection.

a channel of communication: a bad telephone connection.

sexual intercourse.

OTHER WORDS FOR connection

1 junction, conjunction, union.

3 tie, coupling, yoke.

5 affiliation, alliance.

11 relation.

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Also British, con·nex·ion .

Origin of connection

1350–1400; variant spelling of connexion;Middle English conneccioun, connexioun (<Middle French ) <Latin connexiōn- (stem of connexiō), equivalent to connex(us) (past participle of connectere to connect) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM connection

con·nec·tion·al, adjectivemis·con·nec·tion, nounpre·con·nec·tion, nounre·con·nec·tion, noun

Words nearby connection

Connecticut, Connecticut chest, Connecticut Compromise, Connecticut warbler, connecting rod, connection, connectionism, connective, connective tissue, connectivity, connector

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How to use connection in a sentence

With h2, Googlebot is able to open a single TCP connection to the server and efficiently transfer multiple files over it in parallel, instead of requiring multiple connections.
GoogleBot to soon crawl over HTTP/2|Barry Schwartz|September 17, 2020|Search Engine Land
According to one of three indictments unsealed on Wednesday, defendant Jiang Lizhi boasted of his connections to China’s Ministry of State Security and claimed it provided him with legal protection “unless something very big happens.”
Hammer drops on hackers accused of targeting game and software makers|Dan Goodin|September 17, 2020|Ars Technica
Whether you have the Google Assistant or Siri, you can manage your network connections by saying “turn Wi-Fi off” or “turn Wi-Fi on,” which works with Bluetooth, too.
Get around your phone more quickly than you already are|David Nield|September 16, 2020|Popular-Science
Before Covid-19 connections and money could buy almost anyone the right to live pretty much anywhere they wanted.
Covid-19 is shaking up the citizenship by investment industry|Annabelle Timsit|September 16, 2020|Quartz

In these different drawings, the connections remain the same, but the edges might be in different positions relative to one another.
A New Algorithm for Graph Crossings, Hiding in Plain Sight|Stephanie DeMarco|September 15, 2020|Quanta Magazine
But sources said that the evidence so far is pointing away from an ISIS connection.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre|Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was original in how it treated Nixon and his connection to the right before 1968.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If someone wants to ensure a direct and secure connection, no entity, whether a hotel or otherwise, should be able to block it.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rural churches were deserted, and the connection between the land and the bounty of harvests was gone.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was no publicity at the time about the deal he made with an old connection from his days at Yale.
Goodbye, Bahamas. Hello, Havana!|Clive Irving|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was afterwards used as a schoolroom in connection with Winfield's factory.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
In connection with this step the practice of melodies is useful, if one has musical taste.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
For the purpose of ascertaining the Board's powers in this connection the opinion of the Attorney General has been requested.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
And now let me come to the second problem we opened up in connection with college education—the problem of its extension.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In connection with this comes the consideration of slides and the finer modulations of tone-color, movement, and cadence.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick

British Dictionary definitions for connection

connection

connexion

/ (kəˈnɛkʃən) /

noun

the act or state of connecting; union

something that connects, joins, or relates; link or bond

a relationship or association

logical sequence in thought or expression; coherence

the relation of a word or phrase to its contextin this connection the word has no political significance

(often plural) an acquaintance, esp one who is influential or has prestige

a relative, esp if distant and related by marriage

an opportunity to transfer from one train, bus, aircraft, ship, etc, to another
the vehicle, aircraft, etc, scheduled to provide such an opportunity

(plural) NZ the persons owning or controlling a racehorse

a link, usually a wire or metallic strip, between two components in an electric circuit or system

a communications link between two points, esp by telephone

slang a supplier of illegal drugs, such as heroin

rare sexual intercourse

rare a small sect or religious group united by a body of distinct beliefs or practices

Derived forms of connection

connectional or connexional, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for connection

connexion

Derived forms of connection