relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

series - (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"

alliance, bond - a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"

linkage - an associative relation

communication - a connection allowing access between persons or places; "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"

concatenation - the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances"

bridge - something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"

involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"

relevance, relevancy - the relation of something to the matter at hand

relatedness - a particular manner of connectedness; "the relatedness of all living things"

lifeline - support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"

unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"

contact - the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

concatenation - the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series

interconnectedness, interconnection - a state of being connected reciprocally; "an interconnection between the two buildings"

coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness - the state of cohering or sticking together

attachment, bond - a connection that fastens things together

backbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

earth, ground - a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)

hitch - a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

hookup - a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"

instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

jumper - a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections

junction, conjunction - something that joins or connects

slip ring - connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts

phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, line - a telephone connection

temporary hookup, patch - a connection intended to be used for a limited time

coupling, yoke - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

acquaintance, friend - a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"

remembering, memory - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"

colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis

shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

node - a connecting point at which several lines come together

join, articulation, joint, junction, juncture - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

provider, supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance - the act of transporting something from one location to another

hit - a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"

interconnection - (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)

intersection - the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)

bringing close together, approximation - the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue

concatenation - the act of linking together as in a series or chain

converging, convergency, convergence - the act of converging (coming closer)

coming upon, encounter - a casual meeting with a person of thing

articulation - the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible

adjunction, junction - an act of joining or adjoining things

fastening, attachment - the act of fastening things together

change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something