connection

1. tells us about:

   • connected - joined or linked together
   • unconnected - not joined or linked together
   is a type of: relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
   subtypes:

   • series - (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
   • alliance, bond - a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
   • linkage - an associative relation
   • communication - a connection allowing access between persons or places
   • concatenation - the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
   • bridge - something resembling a bridge in form or function
   • involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment
   • relevance, relevancy - the relation of something to the matter at hand
   • relatedness - a particular manner of connectedness
   same as: connectedness, connexion
2. is a type of: unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked
   subtypes:

   • contact - the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
   • concatenation - the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
   • interconnectedness, interconnection - a state of being connected reciprocally
   • coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness - the state of cohering or sticking together
   same as: connectedness, link
3. is a type of: instrumentality, instrumentation - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
   subtypes:

   • attachment, bond - a connection that fastens things together
   • backbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together
   • earth, ground - a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
   • hitch - a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
   • hookup - a device providing a connection between a power source and a user
   • jumper - a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
   • conjunction, junction - something that joins or connects
   • slip ring - connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts
   • line, phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line - a telephone connection
   • patch, temporary hookup - a connection intended to be used for a limited time
   • coupling, yoke - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
   same as: connecter, connective, connector, connexion
4. domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
   is a type of: acquaintance, friend - a person with whom you are acquainted
5. is a type of: memory, remembering - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
   subtypes: colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
   same as: association, connexion
6. is a type of: form, shape - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
   subtypes:

   • node - a connecting point at which several lines come together
   • articulation, join, joint, junction, juncture - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
   same as: connexion, link
7. referred to in: narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
   is a type of: provider, supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
8. is a type of: conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation - the act of moving something from one location to another
   same as: connexion
9. is a type of: change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
   subtypes:

   • hit - a connection made via the internet to another website
   • interconnection - (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)
   • intersection - the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
   • approximation, bringing close together - the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
   • concatenation - the act of linking together as in a series or chain
   • convergence, convergency, converging - the act of converging (coming closer)
   • coming upon, encounter - a casual meeting with a person or thing
   • articulation - the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
   • adjunction, junction - an act of joining or adjoining things
   • attachment, fastening - the act of fastening things together
   same as: connexion, joining

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