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Entry 13 senses Webster, 1913

Connection

/kən-ĕk'-shən/ · Con·nec·tion · IPA /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/
01 n. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; the act or process of bringing two things into contact; junction; union; as, the co…
  1. 1.
    The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; the act or process of bringing two things into contact; junction; union; as, the connection between church and state is inescapable; the connection of pipes of different diameters requires an adapter.
  2. 2.
    That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.
  3. 3.
    any relationship between things or events; association; alliance; as, a causal connection between interest rates and stock prices.
    “He [Algazel] denied the possibility of a known connection between cause and effect.” — Whewell.
    “The eternal and inseparable connection between virtue and happiness.” — Atterbury.
    “Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things.” — I. Taylor.
  4. 4.
    A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; -- used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.
  5. 5.
    The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection.
    “Men elevated by powerful connection.” — Motley.
    “At the head of a strong parliamentary connection.” — Macaulay.
    “Whose names, forces, connections, and characters were perfectly known to him.” — Macaulay.
  6. 6.
    something that connects other objects.
  7. 7.
    (usually plural) an acquaintance or acquaintances who are influential or in a position of power and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); as, he has powerful connections.
  8. 8.
    a communications channel; as, my cell phone had a bad connection.
  9. 9.
    a vehicle in which one may continue a journey after debarking from another vehicle; the departing vehicle of a connection{9}; as, my connection leaves four hours after my arrival; I missed my connection.(Transportation) See: connection{9}
  10. 10.
    the scheduled arrival of one vehicle and departure of a second, sufficiently close in time and place to allow the departing vehicle serve as a means of continuing a journey begun or continued in the first vehicle; as, we can get a connection at Newark to continue on to Paris; -- most commonly used of airplanes, trains, and buses arriving and departing at the same terminal.(Transportation)
  11. 11.
    the transfer of a passenger from one vehicle to another to continue a journey; as, the connection was made in Copenhagen; -- most commonly of scheduled transportation on common carriers.(Transportation)
  12. 12.
    a vendor who can supply desired materials at a favorable price, or under conditions when other sources are unavailable; as, to get a bargain from one's connection in the jewelry trade; to have connections for the purchase of marijuana; -- often used in the pl..(Commerce)
  13. 13.
    the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination.(Psychol.)
Phrases & compounds
In this connection — in connection with this subject. [A phrase objected to by some writers.]
Syn. link, connectedness. — Syn. -- relation. — Syn. -- connexion, connector, connecter, connective. — Syn. -- association, connection, connexion. — Syn. -- Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association; dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication; affinity; relationship.