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1. A relationship in which a person, a thing, or an idea is associated with something else: The county plans to improve roads that serve as better connections between major highways.
2. The action of securing one thing with another one: Jane's school will be wiring all classrooms for a connection to the international computer network in order to get information from computers in other educational institutions, online dictionaries, and websites.
3. A situation in which two or more things have the same cause, origin, objective, etc.: Mike maintains that there is a connection between thinking and knowing what is going on.
2. The action of securing one thing with another one: Jane's school will be wiring all classrooms for a connection to the international computer network in order to get information from computers in other educational institutions, online dictionaries, and websites.
3. A situation in which two or more things have the same cause, origin, objective, etc.: Mike maintains that there is a connection between thinking and knowing what is going on.
(Latin: a suffix forming adjectives from nouns ending in -ary; a person who, a thing that; a person who is a part of something, pertaining to one's state or condition; a person who has a connection with or belief in the stated subject; a promotor of something; a native or inhabitant of someplace; someone of a certain age)
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(Latin: serum, whey; watery substance; serum, in connection with serum)
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“connection”
The mesh connection of three elements in a three-phase system in a triangular arrangement resembling the Greek letter delta, with each element connected between two phase conductors, and no connection to the neutral conductor.
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delta, delt-; Δ, δ
(page 1)
electric connection
A direct wire path for electric current between two points in a circuit.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
(page 6)
(composed of varied things or made up of many different things or kinds of things that have no necessary connection with each other; from Latin miscellaneus, from miscellus, "mixed"; and derived from miscere, "to mix")
Word Entries at Get Words containing the term:
“connection”
parallel connection
A way of joining solar cells or photovoltaic modules by connecting positive leads together and negative leads together; such a configuration increases the current, but not the voltage.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
(page 15)
series connection
A way of joining photovoltaic cells by connecting positive leads to negative leads; such a configuration increases the voltage.
This entry is located in the following unit:
Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
(page 19)