Tra từ connection - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) (Freq. 14)
- there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
• Syn:
connexion, connectedness
• Ant:
unconnectedness (for: connectedness)
• Derivationally related forms:
connected (for: connectedness)
• Hypernyms:
relation
• Hyponyms:
series, alliance, bond, linkage, communication,
concatenation, bridge, involvement, relevance, relevancy, relatedness
• Attrubites:
connected, unconnected
2. the state of being connected (Freq. 11)
- the connection between church and state is inescapable
• Syn:
link, connectedness
• Ant:
disconnectedness (for: connectedness)
• Derivationally related forms:
connected (for: connectedness), link (for: link)
• Hypernyms:
union, unification
• Hyponyms:
contact, concatenation, interconnection, interconnectedness, coherence,
coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness
3. an instrumentality that connects (Freq. 4)
- he soldered the connection
- he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
• Syn:
connexion, connector, connecter, connective
• Derivationally related forms:
connect (for: connecter), connect (for: connector), connect (for: connexion), connect
• Hypernyms:
instrumentality, instrumentation
• Hyponyms:
attachment, bond, backbone, ground, earth,
hitch, hookup, jumper, junction, conjunction, slip ring,
telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line, temporary hookup,
patch, yoke, coupling
4. (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) (Freq. 2)
- he has powerful connections
• Derivationally related forms:
connect
• Usage Domain:
plural, plural form
• Hypernyms:
acquaintance, friend
5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination (Freq. 1)
- conditioning is a form of learning by association
• Syn:
association, connexion
• Derivationally related forms:
connect (for: connexion), connect, associate (for: association)
• Hypernyms:
memory, remembering
• Hyponyms:
colligation
6. a connecting shape
• Syn:
connexion, link
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
• Hyponyms:
node, articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction
7. a supplier (especially of narcotics)
• Topics:
narcotic
• Hypernyms:
supplier, provider
8. shifting from one form of transportation to another
- the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
• Syn:
connexion
• Derivationally related forms:
connect (for: connexion), connect
• Hypernyms:
transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance
9. 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
• Syn:
joining, connexion
• Derivationally related forms:
connect (for: connexion), connect, join (for: joining)
• Hypernyms:
change of integrity
• Hyponyms:
hit, interconnection, intersection, approximation, bringing close together,
concatenation, convergence, converging, convergency, encounter, coming upon,
articulation, junction, adjunction, fastening, attachment