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CONNECTIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrumentality that connects
Example:
he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
Synonyms:
connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("connective" is a kind of...):
instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connective"):
attachment; bond (a connection that fastens things together)
backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)
earth; ground (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)
conjunction; junction (something that joins or connects)
slip ring (connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts)
line; phone line; subscriber line; telephone circuit; telephone line (a telephone connection)
patch; temporary hookup (a connection intended to be used for a limited time)
coupling; yoke (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Synonyms:
conjunction; conjunctive; connective; continuative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("connective" is a kind of...):
closed-class word; function word (a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connective"):
coordinating conjunction (a conjunction (like 'and' or 'or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents)
subordinate conjunction; subordinating conjunction (a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Connecting or tending to connect
Example:
conjunctive tissue in plants
Classified under:
Similar:
conjunctive (serving or tending to connect)
Derivation:
connect (make a logical or causal connection)
connect (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)
connect (establish a rapport or relationship)
connect (be or become joined or united or linked)
connectivity (the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections)
Context examples:
Meshwork of embryonic connective tissue in the mesoderm from which are formed the connective tissues of the body and the blood and lymphatic vessels.
(Mesenchyme, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
It associated with one of four tumor types: phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor, mixed connective tissue type; osteoblastoma-like tumor; ossifying fibroma-like tumor or non-ossifying fibroma-like tumor.
(Oncogenic Osteomalacia, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of a connective tissue core covered by stratified squamous epithelium.
(Oropharyngeal Squamous Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)
Papillary structures lined with cuboidal respiratory epithelium containing connective tissue core.
(Papilloma of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
The fat and connective tissue that surrounds the uterus.
(Parametrium, NCI Dictionary)
The subserous connective tissue of the pelvic floor of the supracervical portion of the uterus.
(Parametrium, NCI Thesaurus)
The tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g., connective tissue and blood vessels.
(Parenchyma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign neoplasm composed of finger-like projections of fibrovascular connective tissue covered by epithelium.
(Papilloma of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
The papillary dermis has connective tissue and blood vessels that give nutrients to the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin) and that help control the temperature of the skin.
(Papillary dermis, NCI Dictionary)
The outer layer of the ovary, composed of cellular connective tissue which contains the ovarian follicles.
(Ovarian Cortex, NCI Thesaurus)
