ETYM Old Eng. aliaunce, Old Fren. aliance, French alliance, from Old Fren. alier, French allier. Related to Ally, Late Lat. alligantia.
1. The state of being allied or confederated; SYN. confederation.
2. A formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim.
3. An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty; SYN. coalition, alignment, alinement.
4. A connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; SYN. bond. + prikaži više

ETYM Cf. French association, Late Lat. associatio, from Latin associare.
1. A formal organization of people.
2. Any process of combination (in solution) that depend on relatively weak chemical bonding.
3. The act of consorting with or joining with others.
4. The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; SYN. connection, connexion.
5. The state of being connected together as in memory or imagination. + prikaži više

1. In computers, the linking of two or more entities so that they are dependent upon one another for operation.
2. In programming, the linking of two or more programs so that the first program causes the second program to begin executing.
3. In programming, linking program statements so that each statement, except for the first, relies on the previous statement for input.
4. With batch files, linking two or more batch files so that the completion of the first batch file causes the second batch file to begin executing. 5. With data storage, linking two or more individual units of storage. For example, a single file on a disk may actually be stored on several different sectors of the disk, each of which points to the next sector containing a piece of that file. These sectors are said to be chained together, or, more literally, to be a chain of clusters. 6. See daisy chaining. + prikaži više

ETYM Malay kompung a village.
1. An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient).
2. A whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts.
3. (Chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight; SYN. chemical compound.
A substance composed of two or more elements whose composition is constant. For example, table salt (sodium chloride - NACl) is a compound. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin concatenatio.
1. The act of linking together as in a series or chain.
2. The linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc.
3. The state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series.

Blend, fusion; especially; a composite reading or text

Joining together; coincidence; Grammar, word used to connect words, phrases or sentences; Astronomy, position of heavenly body when its longitude is same as another's.

1. The state of being connected; SYN. link, connectedness.
2. Something that connects; SYN. connexion, connector, connecter, connective.
3. A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); SYN. connexion, connectedness.
4. A supplier (especially of narcotics).
5. Shifting from one form of transportation to another; SYN. connexion.
6. A connecting shape; SYN. connexion, link.
7. (Usually plural) A person who is influential and to whom one is connected in some way (as by family or friendship). + prikaži više

The quality, state, or capability of being connective or connected

chiefly British variant of CONNECTION.

ETYM Latin fusio, from fundere, fusum to pour, melt: cf. French fusion. Related to Fuse, Foison.
The combining of two nuclei to form a heavier one. Fusion of the isotopesof light elements such as hydrogen or lithium gives a large relsease of energy.
1. A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; SYN. nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction.
2. An occurrence that involves the production of a union; SYN. merger, unification.
3. Correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization; SYN. spinal fusion.
4. The act of fusing (or melting) together.
5. The combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept; SYN. optical fusion.
6. The merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin incorporatio: cf. French incorporation.
In law, the formation of an association that has corporate personality and is therefore distinct from its individual members, who have no liability for its debts. Corporations (such as companies) can own property and have their own rights and liabilities in legal proceedings.
1. Consolidating by incorporation.
2. Including by incorporation. + prikaži više

A state of being connected reciprocally; SYN. interconnectedness.

1. The overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other.
2. (Physical chemistry) A surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases).
The means by which two systems or devices are connected and interact with each other.

(Slang) Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking; SYN. marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick.
(Casual) A disreputable place of entertainment.

ETYM Latin junctio, from jungere, junctum, to join: cf. French jonction. Related to Join.
1. A act of adjoining things; SYN. adjunction.
2. Something that joins or connects; SYN. conjunction.
3. The place where two things come together.
4. The state of being joined; SYN. conjunction.
The point in a thermocouple where the two dissimilar metals are joined. + prikaži više

ETYM French, from Latin ligatio, from ligare to bind. Related to Ligature, Ligation.
A channel for communication between groups; SYN. link, contact, inter-group communication.

1. A fastener that serves to join or link; SYN. linkup, tie, tie-in.
2. A unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain.
3. An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data; SYN. data link.
4. The means of connection between things linked in series; SYN. nexus.
5. (Computers) A connection between two items (two texts, a text and an image, etc.), usually activated by the click of a mouse. + prikaži više