connection

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Alternative forms

• connexion (UK, archaic), connex. (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈnɛkʃən/, X-SAMPA: /k@"nEkS@n/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Etymology

From Old French connexion, from Latin connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“I bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“I bind”)

Noun

connection (countable and uncountable; plural connections)

1. (uncountable) The act of connecting.
2. The point at which two or more things are connected.

   the connection between overeating and obesity

   My headache has no connection with me going out last night.

   • 2004 April 15, “Morning swoop in hunt for Jodi's killer”, The Scotsman:

     A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "We can confirm that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Jodi Jones. A 45-year-old has also been arrested in connection with allegations of attempting to pervert the course of justice. A report on this has been sent to the procurator fiscal."

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

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

4. An established communications or transportation link.

   computers linked by a network connection

   I was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection.

5. (transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service

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

Translations

act of connecting

• Arabic: علاقة (ar) (ʿalāqa) f
• Bulgarian: свързване (bg) (svǎrzvane) n
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 連接 (cmn), 连接 (cmn) (liánjiē)

• Czech: spojení (cs) n
• Dutch: verbinding (nl) f, connectie (nl) f
• Esperanto: kunligo (eo), interligiteco (eo)
• Estonian: ühendamine (et), seostamine (et)
• Finnish: yhteys (fi)
• French: connexion (fr) f
• German: Verbindung (de) f
• Greek: σύνδεση (el) (sýndesi) f
• Hebrew: קישור (he) (qishur) m, חיבור (he) (khibur) m
• Indonesian: koneksi (id), hubungan (id)

• Italian: connessione (it) f
• Japanese: 連結 (ja) (れんけつ, renketsu), 結合 (ja) (けつごう, ketsugō)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: په‌یوه‌ندی (ckb)

• Latin: nexus (la) m
• Lithuanian: ryšys (lt) m, sujungimas (lt) m
• Malay: penyambungan (ms)
• Persian: اتصال (fa) (ettesâl)
• Portuguese: conexão (pt) f
• Romanian: conectare (ro) f, legare (ro) f, unire (ro) f, îmbinare (ro) f
• Russian: соединение (ru) (sojedinénije) n
• Spanish: vinculación (es) f, conexión (es) f
• Telugu: సంధానం (te)
• Turkish: bağlantı (tr), bağlanma (tr)

point at which two or more things are joined

• Bulgarian: съединение (bg) (sǎedinenie) n
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 接線 (cmn), 接线 (cmn) (jiēxiàn), 連接 (cmn), 连接 (cmn) (liánjiē)

• Dutch: verbinding (nl) f, connectie (nl) f
• Esperanto: kunligo (eo), interligiteco (eo)
• Estonian: ühendus (et), seos (et)
• Finnish: yhteys (fi)
• French: lien (fr) m, rapport (fr) m
• German: Verbindung (de)

• Greek: σύνδεση (el) (sýndesi) f
• Hebrew: קשר (he) (qesher) m (the result of connecting, a link between connected people or things)
• Latin: nexus (la) m
• Lithuanian: jungtis (lt) m, sujungimas (lt) m
• Persian: اتصال (fa) (ettesâl)
• Romanian: legătură (ro) f, conexiune (ro) f, joncțiune (ro)
• Russian: связь (ru) (svjazʹ) f, соединение (ru) (sojedinénije) n
• Spanish: conexión (es) f
• Turkish: bağlantı (tr)

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

• Arabic: علاقة (ar) (ʿalāqa) f, صلة (ar) (ṣíla) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 關係 (cmn), 关系 (cmn) (guānxi)

  Min Nan: 關係 (nan), 关系 (nan) (koan-hē), 值大代 (nan) (tī-tōa-tāi), 值代 (nan) (tī-tāi)

• Finnish: yhteys (fi)
• French: complicité (fr) f
• Greek: σύνδεση (el) (sýndesi) f

• Japanese: 関係 (ja) (かんけい, kankei), 縁故 (ja) (えんこ, enko)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: په‌یوه‌ندی (ckb)

• Romanian: legătură (ro) f, relație (ro) f
• Russian: связь (ru) (svjazʹ) f
• Spanish: confianza (es) f
• Turkish: bağ (tr)

an established communications or transportation link

• Bulgarian: връзка (bg) (vrǎzka) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 通信 (cmn) (tōngxìn)

• Czech: spojení (cs) n
• Danish: forbindelse (da) c
• Dutch: verbinding (nl) f
• Esperanto: konekto (eo), komunikiĝo (eo)
• Finnish: yhteys (fi)
• French: connexion (fr) f

• German: Verbindung (de)
• Greek: σύνδεση (el) (sýndesi) f
• Japanese: 連絡 (ja) (れんらく, renraku), 通信 (ja) (つうしん, tsūshin)
• Romanian: legătură (ro) f
• Russian: (телефо́нная OR тра́нспортная) связь (ru) (svjazʹ) f
• Spanish: llamada (es) f
• Swedish: förbindelse (sv) c
• Turkish: bağlantı (tr)

transfer in transport

• Bulgarian: връзка (bg) (vrǎzka) f
• French: correspondance (fr) f
• German: Anschluss (de)
• Greek: ανταπόκριση (el) (antapókrisi) f

• Italian: coincidenza (it) f
• Russian: пересадка (ru) (peresádka) f
• Turkish: aktarma (tr)

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• Indonesian: hubungan, sambungan, kaitan
• Korean: 연결