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 |
replacement replacing | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another, replacing the star will not be easy |
connection connexion | shifting from one form of transportation to another, the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta |
hormone replacement therapy hormoneeplacement therapy HRT | hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women, believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis |
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 |
siamese siamese connection | an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building |
substitute replacement | a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another |
association connection connexion | the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination, conditioning is a form of learning by association |
substitution permutation transposition replacement switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another, the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood |
connection | a supplier (especially of narcotics) |
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 |
successor replacement | a person who follows next in order, he was President Lincoln's successor |
surrogate alternate replacement | someone who takes the place of another person |
replacement cost | current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness |
double replacement reaction | a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound |
refilling replenishment replacement renewal | filling again by supplying what has been used up |
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 |
connection connexion link | a connecting shape |
connection link connectedness | the state of being connected, the connection between church and state is inescapable |