nexus

[ nek-suh s ]

/ ˈnɛk səs /

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noun, plural nex·us·es, nex·us.

a means of connection; tie; link.

a connected series or group.

the core or center, as of a matter or situation.

Cell Biology. a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion.

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Origin of nexus

1655–65; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, equivalent to nect(ere) to bind, fasten, tie + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s

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Examples from the Web for nexus

And in case you missed it, David Frum wrote about the nexus between robots and immigration right here.
Does a Robot Need to Be Cute?|Annabelle Gurwitch|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We think there should be a nexus between the actual work people are doing and the relevancy of drug abuse,” he says.
Are We Addicted to Drug Testing?|Abby Haglage|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The grapes are grown on steep hillsides in a tiny, remote region situated at the nexus of much more famous regions.
The Drink All You Want Holiday Wine|Jordan Salcito|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But if the nexus of social and traditional media can inspire as we saw last year in Tahrir Square, it can also inflame.
Is Egypt an Ally of the U.S.?|P.J. Crowley|September 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Google has Android, the Google Play online store, Google Drive cloud storage, and Nexus smartphones.
Microsoft’s Tablet Revolution: Surface Marks End of the PC Era|Dan Lyons|June 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The nexus between them and events was not cause and effect, but magic.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
The transaction, as to his part of it, is incomplete, and he is still considered to be nexus.
Ancient Law|Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
While modern Iranian often retains the nexus with little or no alteration, modern Indo-Aryan prefers to simplify it.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various
All counting rests upon this nexus of the parts of time; its words merely serve to mark the single steps of the succession.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
Correlation is a bond, nexus, or connection subsisting between different growths.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nexus

nexus

/ (ˈnɛksəs) /

noun plural nexus

a means of connection between members of a group or things in a series; link; bond

a connected group or series

Word Origin for nexus

C17: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind

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Word Origin and History for nexus

nexus

1660s, "bond, link, means of communication," from Latin nexus "that which ties or binds together," past participle of nectere "to bind," from PIE root *ned- "to bind, tie" (see net (n.)).

Medicine definitions for nexus

nexus

[ nĕk′səs ]

n. pl. nexus

gap junction

nexus

noun, plural nex·us·es, nex·us.

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