[ noun ]
■ the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
e.g.)
・there was a connection via the internet
→
connexion
,
joining
[ noun ]
■ shifting from one form of transportation to another
e.g.)
・the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
→
connexion
[ noun ]
■ an instrumentality that connects
e.g.)
・he soldered the connection
→
connecter
,
connective
,
connector
,
connexion
[ noun ]
■ the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
→
association
,
connexion
[ noun ]
■ a supplier (especially of narcotics)
[ noun ]
■ (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
e.g.)
・he has powerful connections
[ noun ]
■ a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
e.g.)
・there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
→
connectedness
,
connexion
[ noun ]
■ a connecting shape
→
connexion
,
link
[ noun ]
■ the state of being connected
e.g.)
・the connection between church and state is inescapable
→
connectedness
,
link
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