Connection
Definition of Connection
Con`nec´tion | n. | 1. | The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; the act or process of bringing two things into contact; junction; union; as, the connection between church and state is inescapable; the connection of pipes of different diameters requires an adapter. | | 2. | That which connects or joins together; bond; tie. | | 3. | any relationship between things or events; association; alliance; as, a causal connection between interest rates and stock prices. | | 4. | A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; - used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense. | | 4. | The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection. | | 5. | something that connects other objects. | | 6. | usually plural) an acquaintance or acquaintances who are influential or in a position of power and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); as, he has powerful connections. | | 7. | a communications channel; as, my cell phone had a bad connection. | | 8. | (Transportation) a vehicle in which one may continue a journey after debarking from another vehicle; the departing vehicle of a connection{9}; as, my connection leaves four hours after my arrival; I missed my connection. | | 9. | (Transportation) the scheduled arrival of one vehicle and departure of a second, sufficiently close in time and place to allow the departing vehicle serve as a means of continuing a journey begun or continued in the first vehicle; as, we can get a connection at Newark to continue on to Paris; - most commonly used of airplanes, trains, and buses arriving and departing at the same terminal. | | 10. | (Transportation) the transfer of a passenger from one vehicle to another to continue a journey; as, the connection was made in Copenhagen; - most commonly of scheduled transportation on common carriers. | | 11. | (Commerce) a vendor who can supply desired materials at a favorable price, or under conditions when other sources are unavailable; as, to get a bargain from one's connection in the jewelry trade; to have connections for the purchase of marijuana; - often used in the pl.. | | 12. | (Psychol.) the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination. |
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