Definition of: connection

(kə·nek′shən) noun
1. The act or means of connecting or the state of being connected; union; combination.
2 a Family relationship, especially by marriage. b A distant relative.
3. A company; denomination; a body of persons connected, or with whom one is connected, by relationship, belief, dealings, etc.
4. A direct transfer from one route to another, as in railway service.
5. Logical coherence or consistency, as the parts of an address.
6. That which connects or serves as a bond of union: There is no connection between the two.
7. A mechanism or apparatus which serves to form a union of parts; specifically, a connecting rod or a connecting passageway in a series of flues. Also Brit. con·nex′ion. See synonyms under ASSOCIATION, KINSMAN.
—con·nec′tion·al adjective