noun

1. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

e.g. the joining of hands around the table
there was a connection via the internet

Synonym: joiningconnexion

2. shifting from one form of transportation to another

e.g. the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta

Synonym: connexion

3. an instrumentality that connects

e.g. he soldered the connection
he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers

Synonym: connexionconnectorconnecterconnective

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

e.g. conditioning is a form of learning by association

Synonym: associationconnexion

5. a supplier (especially of narcotics)

6. (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)

e.g. he has powerful connections

7. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

e.g. there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare

Synonym: connexionconnectedness

8. a connecting shape

Synonym: connexionlink

9. the state of being connected

e.g. the connection between church and state is inescapable

Synonym: linkconnectedness