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connection.html - v.
1 a tr. (often foll. by to, with) join (one thing with another) (connected the hose to the tap). b tr. join (two things) (a track connected the two villages). c intr. be joined or joinable (the two parts do not connect).
2 tr. (often foll. by with) associate mentally or practically (did not connect the two ideas; never connected her with the theatre).
3 intr. (foll. by with) (of a train etc.) be synchronized at its destination with another train etc., so that passengers can transfer (the train connects with the boat).
4 tr. put into communication by telephone.
5 a tr. (usu. in passive; foll. by with) unite or associate with others in relationships etc. (am connected with the royal family). b intr. form a logical sequence; be meaningful.
6 intr. colloq. hit or strike effectively.

connecting-rod the rod between the piston and the crankpin etc. in an internal-combustion engine or between the wheels of a locomotive.

connectable adj. connector n. [L connectere connex- (as com-, nectere bind)]

connection.html - adj.
1 joined in sequence.
2 (of ideas etc.) coherent.
3 related or associated.

well-connected associated, esp. by birth, with persons of good social position.

connectedly adv. connectedness n.

connection.html - n.
(also Brit. connexion)
1 a the act of connecting; the state of being connected. b an instance of this.
2 the point at which two things are connected (broke at the connection).
3 a a thing or person that connects; a link (a radio formed the only connection with the outside world; cannot see the connection between the two ideas). b a telephone link (got a bad connection).
4 arrangement or opportunity for catching a connecting train etc.; the train etc. itself (missed the connection).
5 Electr. a the linking up of an electric current by contact. b a device for effecting this.
6 (often in pl.) a relative or associate, esp. one with influence (has connections in the Home Office; heard it through a business connection).
7 a relation of ideas; a context (in this connection I have to disagree).
8 sl. a supplier of narcotics.
9 a religious body, esp. Methodist.

in connection with with reference to. in this (or that) connection with reference to this (or that).

connectional adj. [L connexio (as connect): spelling -ct- after connect]

connection.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

serving or tending to connect.

--n.

something that connects.

connective tissue Anat. a fibrous tissue that supports, binds, or separates more specialized tissue.

connection.html - (Science and Technology) see neural