connection

noun

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   shifting from one form of transportation to another

   the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta

3. 3

   an instrumentality that connects

   he soldered the connection

   he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers

4. 4

   the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

   conditioning is a form of learning by association

5. 5

   a supplier (especially of narcotics)

6. 6

   (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

7. 7

   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

8. 8

   a connecting shape

9. 9

   the state of being connected

   the connection between church and state is inescapable