from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
connexion
n 1: a connecting shape [syn: {connection}, {connexion}, {link}]
2: 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" [syn: {connection}, {connexion}, {connectedness}]
[ant: {unconnectedness}]
3: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or
imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by
association" [syn: {association}, {connection}, {connexion}]
4: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the
connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the
amplifier and the speakers" [syn: {connection}, {connexion},
{connector}, {connecter}, {connective}]
5: shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the
plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" [syn:
{connection}, {connexion}]
6: 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" [syn: {joining},
{connection}, {connexion}]