Word Type

Noun

The word "connection" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

airport box circuit company computer network electrical circuit electrician's box freeway network networking group telephone network wall wires

Capable Of

stream data

Derived Terms

French Connection Galois connection Scott connection autoconnection back-to-back connection clamp connection connection string connectional connectionism connectionist connectionless connectionlessness delta connection disconnection hyperconnection in this connection interconnection intraconnection loose connection mind-muscle connection misconnection missed connection multiconnection nonconnection paleoconnection reconnection superconnection teleconnection unconnection

Derived From

connect

Etymologically Related To

connexion

Context

mathematics narcotic transport

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acquaintance change of integrity conveyance form friend instrumentality instrumentation means memory provider relation remembering shape supplier transfer transferral transport transportation unification union

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

articulation bolt bridge cable chain clamp clasp clip cord cordage coupling dragbar draglink drawbar drawlink fastener fiber guy hasp hawser hinge join junction juncture ligament line nail nut pin pivot riband ribbon rigging rope screw staple stepping-stone strap string tendon tie twine washer wire wire rope

Type Of (IsA)

acquaintance instrumentality relation rock band shape supplier transportation union

Receives Action

lost

Related Terms

connect connective connectivity connectogram relation

Related Terms

coherence connect disjointedness empty set set transfer union

Synonym Network

association joining

Used For

allowing communication attach one thing to another bridging gap complete electrical circuit completeing circuit conducting electricity connect things get illegal narcotic substances get job getting job networks talk

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.