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(kə-nĕk'shən) pronunciation

1. The act of connecting.
2. The state of being connected.
One that connects; a link: made a connection between the two pipes.
An association or relationship: There appeared to be no connection between the two crimes.
The logical or intelligible ordering of words or ideas; coherence.
Reference or relation to something else; context: In this connection, the agreement can be seen as a step toward peace.
A person, especially one of influence or importance, with whom one is associated, as by kinship or common interests: used her connections to land a job.
A conveyance or scheduled run providing continuing service between means of transportation: missed my connection in Atlanta.
A physical link, such as by wire or fiber-optic cable, between two or more points in a telecommunications system: established a connection to the Internet.
A means or channel of communication: couldn't hear due to the bad phone connection.
Slang.
1. A drug dealer.
2. A purchase of illegal drugs.

connectional con·nec'tion·al adj.

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noun

The state of being associated: affiliation, alliance, association, combination, conjunction, cooperation, partnership. See near/far/distance.
A point or position at which two or more things are joined: coupling, joint, junction, juncture, seam, union. See connect.
A logical or natural association between two or more things: correlation, interconnection, interdependence, interrelationship, link, linkage, relation, relationship, tie-in. Informal hookup. See connect.
Something, such as a feeling, thought, or idea, associated in one's mind or imagination with a specific person or thing: association, connotation, suggestion. See suggest.
An acquaintance who is in a position to help: contact, source. See connect.

Antonyms: connection

Definition: relation
Antonyms: dissociation

n

Definition: something that communicates, relates
Antonyms: disconnection, dissociation

n

Definition: something that connects, links
Antonyms: disconnection, gap, opening

Architecture: connection

In steel construction, a combination of joints capable of transmitting forces between two or more members.

Word Tutor: connection

IN BRIEF: n. - The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); Shifting from one form of transportation to another.

A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together. — Norman Cousins. Source: Saturday Review, 15 AprIl 1978

Wikipedia: connection (dance)

Connection is essential to all partner dancing. In Argentine Tango, Lindy Hop, Balboa, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Salsa, Contra dance, Modern Jive and other styles of partner dance, connection is the primary means to communicate synchronized dance movement between the lead and follow. Other forms of communication, such as visual cues or spoken cues, are often considered to spoil the dance, unless used in specific circumstances, e.g., practicing figures, or figures which are purposely danced without physical connection. Connection can be used to transmit power and energy as well as information and signals - some dance forms (and some dancers) are at one extreme of pure power, and others will be at the other extreme of pure signalling, but most are probably a mixture of both.

Following and leading in a partner dance is accomplished by maintaining a physical connection called the frame that allows the lead to transmit body movement to the follow, and for the follow to suggest ideas to the lead.

Connection occurs in both open and closed dance positions (also called "open frame" and "closed frame").

In closed position with body contact, connection is achieved by maintaining a frame, a stable structural combination of both bodies maintained through the dancers' arms and/or legs. The follow moves to match the lead, maintaining the pressure between the two bodies as well as the position.

In an open position or a closed position without body contact, the hands and arms alone provide the connection, which may be one of three forms: tension, compression or neutral.

During tension or leverage connection, the dancers are pulling away from each other with an equal and opposite force. The arms do not originate this force alone: they are often assisted by tension in trunk musculature, through body weight or by momentum.
During compression connection, the dancers are pushing towards each other.
In a neutral position, the hands do not impart any force other than the weight of the follow's hands in the lead's.

In swing dances, tension and compression may be maintained for a significant period of time. In other dances, such as Latin, tension and compression may be used as indications of upcoming movement. However, in both styles, tension and compression do not signal immediate movement: the follow must be careful not to move prior to actual movement by the lead. Until then, the dancers must match pressures without moving their hands. In some styles of Lindy Hop, the tension may become quite high without initiating movement.

The general rule for open connections is that moves of the leader's hands back, forth, left or right are originated through moves of the entire body. Accordingly, for the follower, a move of the connected hand is immediately transformed into the corresponding move of the body. Tensing the muscles and locking the arm achieves this effect but is neither comfortable nor correct. Such tension eliminates the subtler communication in the connection, and eliminates free movement up and down, such as is required to initiate many turns.

Instead of just tensing the arms, connection is achieved by engaging the shoulder, upper body and torso muscles. Movement originates in the body's core. A leader leads by moving himself and maintaining frame and connection. Different forms of dance and different movements within each dance may call for differences in the connection. In some dances the separation distance between the partners remains pretty constant. In others eg Modern Jive moving closer together and further apart are fundamental to the dance, requiring flexion and extension of the arms, alternating compression and tension.

The connection between two partners has a different feel in every dance and with every partner. Good social dancers adapt to the conventions of the dance and the responses of their partners.

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύνδεση, σύνδεσμος, γνωριμία ισχυρού προσώπου (κν. μέσο), συνάφεια, σχέση, (για συγκοινωνιακά μέσά) ανταπόκριση, (μτφ.) μεσάζων, επαφή, (ηλεκτρ.) σύνδεση ή στοιχείο σύνδεσης, επαφή

idioms:

in connection with σχετικά με, σε σχέση με

Italiano (Italian)
coincidenza, relazione, conoscenza, connessione, rapporto, legame, collegamento, allacciamento telefonico, collegamento telefonico, accoppiamento

idioms:

in connection with in relazione a, a proposito di, in contatto con

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conexão (f), parentesco (m), baldeação (f)

idioms:

in connection with com relação a

Русский (Russian)
связь, контакт, ассоциация, соединение

idioms:

in connection with в связи с

Español (Spanish)
n. - empalme, relación, nexo, vínculo, unión, comunicación, enlace, conexión, conexión a la red, acoplamiento

idioms:

in connection with con respecto a
in that connection con respecto a, en este estado de cosas, en este contexto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förbindelse, sammanhang, förknippning, anslutning, samtrafik, förbindelse (personlig), släktskap, kretskrets, anhang, koppling (tekn.), langare (sl.), anställning (am.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
连接, 前后关系, 关系

idioms:

in connection with 与...有关, 连同

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 連接, 前後關係, 關係

idioms:

in connection with 與...有關, 連同

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연결, 관계 , 접속

idioms:

in connection with 와 관련하여, 와 연락하여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連結, 関係, 親類関係, 縁故, 縁故者, 連絡列車, 取引先, 連接, 団体

idioms:

in connection with 関連して, 連絡して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صله, اتصال, ارتباط, قرابه, قطار أو طائرة لمواصله الرحله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיבור, תחבורה, מעבר (מרכבת לרכבת), קשר, גוף דתי, ספק סמים (מדוברת)‬

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