connection : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: connection	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for connection
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
connection n 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" Synonym(s): connection, connexion, connectedness Antonym(s): unconnectedness the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" Synonym(s): connection, link, connectedness Antonym(s): disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" Synonym(s): connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective (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 process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" Synonym(s): association, connection, connexion a connecting shape Synonym(s): connection, connexion, link a supplier (especially of narcotics) shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" Synonym(s): connection, connexion 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" Synonym(s): joining, connection, connexion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.) A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained a {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}. Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Connection \Connec"tion\, n. [Cf. {Connexion}.] 1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship. He [Algazel] denied the possibility of a known connection* between cause and effect. --Whewell. The eternal and inserable connection between virtue and hapiness. --Atterbury. 2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie. Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things. --I. Taylor. 3. A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; -- used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense. 4. The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection. Men elevated by powerful connection. --Motley. At the head of a strong parliamentary connection. --Macaulay. Whose names, forces, connections, and characters were perfectly known to him. --Macaulay. {In this connection}, in connection with this subject. Note: [A phrase objected to by some writers.] Note: This word was formerly written, as by Milton, with x instead of t in the termination, connexion, and the same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion, reflexion, and the like. But the general usage at present is to spell them connection, inflection, reflection, etc. Syn: Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association; dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication; affinity; relationship.