connexion

noun

1. a connecting shape

   Synonyms

   • connection, link

   Less specific

   • shape, form

   More specific

   • node, articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction

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”

   Synonyms

   • connection, connectedness

   Antonym

   • unconnectedness

   Less specific

   • relation

   More specific

   • series, alliance, bond, linkage, communication, concatenation, bridge, involvement, relevance, relevancy, relatedness

3. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; “conditioning is a form of learning by association”

   Synonyms

   • association, connection

   Less specific

   • memory, remembering

   More specific

   • colligation

4. an instrumentality that connects; “he soldered the connection”; “he didn’t have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers”

   Synonyms

   • connection, connector, connecter, connective

   Less specific

   • instrumentality, instrumentation

   More specific

   • attachment, bond, backbone, ground, earth, hitch, hookup, jumper, junction, conjunction, slip ring, telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line (more) , line, temporary hookup, patch, yoke, coupling

5. shifting from one form of transportation to another; “the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta”

   Synonyms

   • connection

   Less specific

   • transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance

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”

   Synonyms

   • joining, connection

   Less specific

   • change of integrity

   More specific

   • hit, interconnection, intersection, approximation, bringing close together, concatenation, convergence, converging, convergency, encounter, coming upon, articulation, junction, adjunction, fastening (more) , attachment