connexion

Definitions of connexion
  1. noun
    an instrumentality that connects
    synonyms: lien
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    lien
    a connection that fastens things together
    jonction, unification
    something that joins or connects
    ligne
    a telephone connection
    attelage, raccord
    a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
    contact
    (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
    articulation, joint, jointure
    junction by which parts or objects are joined together
    cable
    a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
    ligament
    any connection or unifying bond
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    instrumentation
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
  2. noun
    the state of being connected
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    contact
    the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
    cohérence, cohésion
    the state of cohering or sticking together
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    union
    the state of being joined or united or linked
  3. noun
    a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
    synonyms: lien, rapport, relation
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    lien, relation
    a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
    liaison
    an associative relation
    rapport
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
    relation
    a particular manner of connectedness
    lien
    the means of connection between things linked in series
    justesse
    relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
    pertinence
    relevant relation or interconnection
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    rapport, relation
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
  4. noun
    the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
    synonyms: association
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    mémoire, souvenir
    the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
  5. noun
    the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
    synonyms: accouplement, accrochage, cohésion, jonction, lien, rapport, union
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    bifurcation, carrefour, croisée des chemins
    the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
    jonction, unification
    an act of joining or adjoining things
    attachement, fixation
    the act of fastening things together
    mise à la masse, mise à la terre, prise de masse, prise de terre
    fastening electrical equipment to earth
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    changement d'intégrité
    the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
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