| NOUN | artifact | connector, connection, connexion, connecter, connective | an instrumentality that connects |
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| Sounds | kahneh'kter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | An instrumentality that connects. | |
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| Example | "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" | |
| Synonyms | connection, connexion, connecter, connective | |
| Narrower | attachment, bond | A connection that fastens things together |
| backbone | The part of a network / network that connects other networks / networks together | |
| ground, earth | A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) | |
| hitch | A connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls | |
| hookup | A device providing a connection between a power source and a user | |
| jumper | A small connector used to make temporary electrical connections | |
| junction, conjunction | Something that joins or connects | |
| slip ring | connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine | |
| telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line | A telephone connection | |
| temporary hookup, patch | A connection intended to be used for a limited time | |
| yoke, coupling | A connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together | |
| Broader | instrumentality, instrumentation | An artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end |
| Spanish | conector, conexión, plug-in | |
| Catalan | connexió | |
| Verbs | connect | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces |
| connect | plug into an outlet | |
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