|

nexus

If you happen to be at the nexus of something, this noun means that you are right in the middle.

A nexus is a noun that stands for something at the center or that which others are gathered around. The word entered English during the seventeenth century from the Latin word nectere and means "to bind, tie." In the field of cell biology, a nexus refers to "a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion," and implies that the nexus of a cell facilitates communication among the various parts and allows it to work properly.

DEFINITIONS OF: nexus

1

n the means of connection between things linked in series

Synonyms:
link
Type of:
linkage
an associative relation

n a connected series or group

Type of:
series
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES