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US
/kəˈnɛkʃən/
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[ UK /kənˈɛkʃən/ ]
[ UK /kənˈɛkʃən/ ]
NOUN
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(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 act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
the joining of hands around the table
there was a connection via the internet - a connecting shape
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shifting from one form of transportation to another
the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta -
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 -
an instrumentality that connects
he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
he soldered the connection - a supplier (especially of narcotics)
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the state of being connected
the connection between church and state is inescapable -
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
conditioning is a form of learning by association
How To Use connection In A Sentence
- Our interneuronal connections in our brain, for example, process information at chemical signaling speeds of a few hundred feet per second, compared to a billion feet per second for electronics - electronics is a million times faster.
- For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services. Cisco Launches 'Umi' Telepresence Box To Turn TVs Into Videophones
- The three were taken into custody in connection with alleged plans to attack the US embassy in Paris.
- Data costs about $0.05 per MB and it is pretty reliable and fastish I got about 380kbit/s connection speed. 2008 January « My Life in Kharkov
- Vocab from The Varieties of Religious Experience aseity the property by which a being exists of and from itself; usually used in connection to God apodictic Necessarily or demonstrably true; incontrovertible.concatenated To connect or link in a series or chain.decide Of course, I already knew the definition; it's hardly an unusual word. Archive 2005-08-01
- *Although the link between microorganisms and infection was yet to be established, the connection between pus—purulence—and sepsis, fever, and death, often arising from an abscess or wound, was well known to Bennett. The Emperor of All Maladies
- Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection. Brene Brown
- Connection is here something both yearned for and guarded against. The Times Literary Supplement
- A separable reinforced concrete numerical model and fluid-solid interconnection method were used to predict the development of surface bulge in LS-DYNA.
- And there was some consolation for the connections of Limestone Lad when Solerina won the novice hurdle.
