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