connection

B1
Pronunciation
/kəˈnɛkʃən/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

The act of connecting.

2 Definition

The point at which two or more things are connected.

Example Sentences
  • My headache has no connection with me going out last night.
3 Definition

A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.

Example Sentences
  • As we were the only people in the room to laugh at the joke, I felt a connection between us.
4 Definition

An established communications or transportation link.

Example Sentences
  • I was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection.
5 Definition

A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service

Example Sentences
  • The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.
6 Definition

A kinship relationship between people.

7 Definition

An individual who is related to oneself, through either family or business.

Example Sentences
  • I have some connections in Lancashire.
8 Definition

A set of sets that contains the empty set, all one-element sets for any element that is included in any of the sets, and the union of any group of sets that are elements where the intersections of those sets is non-empty.

9 Definition

Coherence; lack of disjointedness

10 Definition

The description for a Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences.

11 Definition

Sexual intercourse