'Connecting' definitions:
Definition of 'Connecting'
From: GCIDE
- Connect \Con*nect"\ (k[o^]n*n[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Connected; p. pr. & vb. n. Connecting.] [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex.]
- 1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between. [1913 Webster]
- He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To establish a communication link; -- used with with; as, his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by email. [PJC]
- 4. To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to another device, or to link a device to a common communication line; -- used with with; as, the installer connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off valve to my gas line. [PJC]
- Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'connecting'
From: GCIDE
- connecting \connecting\ adj.
- 1. having a connection; as, connecting rooms. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. forming a connection; as, a connecting corridor. [PJC]
- 3. (Grammar) syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence.
- Syn: copulative. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'connecting'
From: GCIDE
- connecting \connecting\ n. the act of bringing two things into contact.
- Syn: joining, connection, connexion. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'connecting'
From: GCIDE
- connecting \connecting\ a. forming a connection; as, a connecting flight.
- Syn: joining. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'connecting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjacent,
- adjoining,
- binding,
- bordering,
- coalescent,
- coalescing,
- combinative,
- combinatory,
- combining,
- communicating,
- conjunctival,
- conjunctive,
- connectional,
- connective,
- conterminous,
- contiguous,
- copulative,
- coterminous,
- end to end,
- endways,
- endwise,
- face to face,
- immediate,
- intercommunicating,
- joined,
- joining,
- juxtaposed,
- juxtapositional,
- juxtapositive,
- linking,
- meeting,
- neighbor,
- neighboring,
- next,
- unific,
- unifying,
- uniting
Words containing 'Connecting'
- Connect,
- Connected,
- Connectedly,
- Connection,
- Connective,
- Connectively,
- In this connection,
- T connection,
- connecter,
- connections,
- connectivity,
- Christian Connection,
- Connecting rod,
- Connection tissue,
- Delta connection,
- T-connected,
- cascade connection,
- concatenated connection,
- connecting flight,
- connecting room,
- connecting train,
- connective tissue,
- siamese connection,
- tandem connection,
- socially connected well-connected,
- well-connected