Noun | 1. | connection - 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" Synonyms: connectedness, connexion |
2. | connection - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" Synonyms: connectedness, link | |
3. | connection - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" | |
4. | connection - (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" | |
5. | connection - the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" Synonyms: connexion, association | |
6. | connection - a connecting shape | |
7. | connection - a supplier (especially of narcotics) | |
8. | connection - shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" Synonyms: connexion | |
9. | connection - 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" |