[syn: joining, connection, connexion]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Connexion \Con*nex"ion\, n. [L. connexio: cf. F. connexion.]
Connection. See Connection.
[1913 Webster]
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]