English > joining: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication). |
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| Example | "the joining of hands around the table" |
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| Synonyms | connection, connexion |
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| Narrower | approximation, bringing close together | The act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue |
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| articulation | The act of joining things in such a way that motion / motion is possible |
| concatenation | The act of linking together as in a series or chain |
| convergence, converging, convergency | The act of converging (coming closer) |
| encounter, coming upon | A casual meeting with a person or thing |
| fastening, attachment | The act of fastening things together |
| hit | A connection made via the internet to another website |
| interconnection | (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.) |
| intersection | The act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) |
| junction, adjunction | An act of joining or adjoining things |
| Broader | change of integrity | The act of changing the unity or wholeness of something |
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| Spanish | conexión, confianza, enlace, unión |
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| Catalan | connexió, enllaç, unió |
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| Verbs | join | make contact or come together |
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| join | cause to become joined / joined or linked |
| join | be or become joined or united or linked |
