1. (

• connection ,
• connexion ,
• connectedness

) 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" ;

2. (

• connection ,
• link ,
• connectedness

) the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" ;

3. (

• connection ,
• connexion ,
• connector ,
• connecter ,
• connective

) an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" ;

4. (

• connection ,

) (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections" ;

5. (

• association ,
• connection ,
• connexion

) the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" ;

6. (

• connection ,
• connexion ,
• link

) a connecting shape ;

7. (

• connection

) a supplier (especially of narcotics) ;

8. (

• connection ,
• connexion ,

) shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" ;

9. (

• joining ,
• connection ,
• connexion

) 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" ;