English-Thai Dictionary

connection

N ความสัมพันธ์  association relationship kwam-sam-pan

 

connection

VI การ เชื่อม กัน  attachment joint kan-chueam-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONNECTION

n.[L. See Connect. ] The act of joining or state of being joined; a state of being knit or fastened together; union by junction, by an intervening substance or medium, by dependence or relation, or by order in a series; a word of very general import. There is a connection of links in a chain; a connection between all parts of the human body; a connection between virtue and happiness, and between this life and the future; a connection between parent and child, master and servant, husband and wife; between motives and actions, and between actions and their consequences. In short, the word is applicable to almost every thing that has a dependence on or relation to another thing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONNECTION

Con *nec "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. Connexion. ]

 

1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship. He [Algazel ] denied the possibility of a known connection between cause and effect. Whewell.The eternal and inserable connection between virtue and hapiness. Atterbury.

 

2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie. Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things. I. Taylor.

 

3. 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.

 

4. 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. In this connection, in connection with this subject.

 

Note: [A phrase objected to by some writers.]

 

Note: This word was formerly written, as by Milton, with x instead of t in the termination, connexion, and the same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion, reflexion, and the like. But the general usage at present is to spell them connection, inflection, reflection, etc.

 

Syn. -- Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association; dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication; affinity; relationship.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

connection

con nec tion |kəˈnekSHən kəˈnɛkʃən |(Brit. also connexion ) ▶noun 1 a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else: the connections between social attitudes and productivity | sufferers deny that their problems have any connection with drugs. • the action of linking one thing with another: connection to the Internet. • the placing of parts of an electric circuit in contact so that a current may flow. • a link between pipes or electrical components: it is important to ensure that all connections between the wires are properly made. • a link between two telephones: she replaced the receiver before the connection was made. • an arrangement or opportunity for catching a connecting train, bus, aircraft, etc.: ferry connections are sporadic in the off season. • such a train, bus, etc.: we had to wait for our connection to Frankfurt. • (connections ) people with whom one has social or professional contact or to whom one is related, esp. those with influence and able to offer one help: he had connections with the music industry. 2 informal a supplier of narcotics: she introduced Jean to a number of her male drug connections. • a narcotics sale or purchase. 3 chiefly historical an association of Methodist churches. PHRASES in connection with with reference to; concerning: detectives are questioning two men in connection with alleged criminal damage. in this (or that ) connection with reference to this (or that ): of value in this connection was the work done by the state police. DERIVATIVES con nec tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin connexio (n- ), from connectere (see connect ). The spelling -ct (18th cent. ) is from connect, on the pattern of pairs such as collect, collection .

 

connectionism

con nec tion ism |kəˈnekSHəˌnizəm kəˈnɛkʃəˌnɪzəm | ▶noun an artificial intelligence approach to cognition in which multiple connections between nodes (equivalent to brain cells ) form a massive interactive network in which many processes take place simultaneously. Certain processes in this network, operating in parallel, are grouped together in hierarchies that bring about results such as thought or action. Also called parallel distributed processing.

 

Oxford Dictionary

connection

connection |kəˈnɛkʃ (ə )n |(Brit. also connexion ) ▶noun 1 a relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else: the connections between social attitudes and productivity | sufferers deny that their problems have any connection with drugs. • [ mass noun ] the action of linking one thing with another: connection to the Internet. • [ mass noun ] the placing of parts of an electric circuit in contact so that a current may flow. • a link between electrical components or pipes: ensure that all connections between the wires are properly made. • a link between two telephones: she replaced the receiver before the connection was made. • an arrangement or opportunity for catching a connecting train, bus, aircraft, etc.: ferry connections are sporadic in the low season. • a connecting train, bus, etc.: we had to wait for our connection to Frankfurt. • (connections ) people with whom one has social or professional contact or to whom one is related, especially those with influence and able to offer one help: he had connections in the music industry. 2 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a supplier of narcotics. • a narcotics sale or purchase. 3 chiefly historical an association of Methodist Churches. PHRASES in connection with with reference to; concerning: detectives are questioning two men in connection with alleged criminal damage. in this (or that ) connection with reference to this (or that ): the local Marine Surveyor should be able to assist in this connection. DERIVATIVES connectional adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin connexio (n- ), from connectere (see connect ). The spelling -ct (18th cent. ) is from connect, on the pattern of pairs such as collect, collection .

 

connectionism

con |nec ¦tion |ism |kəˈnɛkʃ (ə )nɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an artificial intelligence approach to cognition in which multiple connections between nodes (equivalent to brain cells ) form a massive interactive network in which many processes take place simultaneously and certain processes, operating in parallel, are grouped together in hierarchies that bring about results such as thought or action. Also called parallel distributed processing.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

connection

connection noun 1 the connection between commerce and art: link, relationship, relation, interconnection, interdependence, association; bond, tie, tie-in, correspondence, parallel, analogy. 2 a poor connection in the plug: attachment, joint, fastening, coupling. 3 he has the right connections: contact, friend, acquaintance, ally, colleague, associate; relation, relative, kin. PHRASES in connection with a man is being questioned in connection with the murder: regarding, concerning, with reference to, with regard to, with respect to, respecting, relating to, in relation to, on, connected with, on the subject of, in the matter of, apropos, re.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

connection

connection noun 1 he does not pursue the connection between commerce and art: link, relationship, relation, relatedness, interrelation, interrelatedness, interconnection, interdependence, association, attachment, bond, tie, tie-in, correspondence, parallel, analogy; bearing, relevance. 2 there's a poor connection in the plug: attachment, joint, fastening, coupling. 3 a politician with all the right connections: contact, friend, acquaintance, ally, colleague, associate, sponsor; relation, relative, kindred, kin, kinsman, kinswoman. PHRASES in connection with a man is being questioned in connection with the murder: regarding, concerning, with reference to, referring to, with regard to, with respect to, respecting, relating to, in relation to, on, touching on, dealing with, relevant to, with relevance to, in the context of, connected with, on the subject of, in the matter of, apropos, re; Scottish anent; Latin in re.

 

Duden Dictionary

Connection

Con nec tion Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich , die |kəˈnɛkʃ (ə )n |die Connection; Genitiv: der Connection, Plural: die Connections englisch connection, connexion < spätlateinisch con (n )exio, zu lateinisch conectere = verknüpfen Beziehung, Verbindung (die für jemanden nützlich ist, ihm Vorteile verschafft )

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

connection

con nec tion ｟英 ｠con nex ion /kənékʃ (ə )n /→connect 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U «…との /…の間の » 関係 , 関連, つながり ; 親交, 交わり «with, to /between » (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ I have no connection with them .私は彼らとはつながりはいっさいない ▸ There is a close connection between love and hate .愛と憎しみの間には密接な関係がある ▸ I couldn't make the connection between them .それらを関連づけることができなかった 2 U 〖具体例ではa (…) ～/～s 〗 «…への » 連結 ; (通信 電気などの )接続 ; (電話などの )連絡 «to » ; C (器具の )接続 [連結 ]部 ▸ make a connection to the network (パソコンなどを )ネットワークへ接続する ▸ You are in connection .｟電話 ｠(電話を )おつなぎしました ▸ We've got a bad connection .｟電話 ｠電話が遠いようです ▸ a loose connection 接触不良部分 .3 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(取引などに関しての )縁故 (者 ), コネ ; 取引先 ▸ I have good [powerful ] connections in the business .私はその商売にはいい [強力な ]コネがある ▸ a man who has international connections 国際的な取引先を持つ人 4 C (交通機関の ) «…への » 接続 , 乗り換え ; 〖通例単数形で 〗連絡便 «to » ; 〖通例 ～s 〗交通手段, 交通の便 ▸ miss one's connection 乗り換え便に遅れる ▸ train [flight ] connections to Tokyo 東京への列車 [空 ]の便 .5 〖～s 〗親戚 , 遠縁の人 .6 C 論理的一貫性 ; (語や文の )前後関係 , 脈絡 .7 C 利害を共にする人々 [団体 ]; 宗派 .8 C ｟俗 ｠麻薬密売人 [組織 ].9 C 性交 .in conn é ction with A ｟かたく ｠A 〈事 〉に関連して ▸ arrest a man in connection with the case 事件に関連して男を逮捕する in th ì s [th à t ] conn é ction ｟かたく ｠これ [それ ]に関連して .