conjunction

1. The temporal property of two things happening at the same time (synset 105055452)
   "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
   is a type of: simultaneity, simultaneousness - happening or existing or done at the same time
   subtypes:

   • concomitance - occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another
   • overlap - the property of partial coincidence in time
   • contemporaneity, contemporaneousness - the quality of belonging to the same period of time
   • unison - occurring together or simultaneously
   same as: co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence
2. The state of being joined together (synset 114444358)
   is a type of: unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked
   subtypes:

   • anastomosis, inosculation - a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
   • synapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
   same as: colligation, conjugation, junction
3. An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences (synset 106336819)
   is a type of: closed-class word, function word - a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
   subtypes:

   • coordinating conjunction - a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
   • subordinate conjunction, subordinating conjunction - a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
   same as: conjunctive, connective, continuative
4. The grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction (synset 113821604)
   is a type of: grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar
   subtypes:

   • coordinating conjunction - the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status
   • subordinating conjunction - the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
   • copulative conjunction - the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings
   • disjunctive conjunction - the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings
   • adversative conjunction - the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings
5. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac (synset 107429767)
   referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
   is a type of: encounter, meeting - a casual or unexpected convergence
   subtypes:

   • inferior conjunction - (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun
   • superior conjunction - (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun
   same as: alignment
6. Something that joins or connects (synset 103611128)
   is a type of: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion - an instrumentality that connects
   subtypes:

   • contact, tangency - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
   • joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together
   • barrier strip, junction barrier - a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs
   • splice, splicing - a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
   • thermojunction - a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears
   same as: junction

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