breadcrumb |
(informal) a series of connected pieces of information, esp. text links indicating a page's position in a particular website. [1/2 definitions] |
bridge1 |
an artificial tooth, or teeth, connected to natural ones. [1/6 definitions] |
brotherhood |
a belief that all humans are connected by obligation or by virtues such as love. [1/4 definitions] |
cam |
in machinery, a noncircular disc or cylinder that, when rotated, imparts an up-and-down or start-and-stop motion to a connected part. |
catalytic converter |
an antipollution device on automobiles that consists of a chemical filter connected to the exhaust system. |
cemetery |
a burial ground, esp. one that is not connected to a church; graveyard. |
chain |
a series of connected links, usu. made of metal, used for attaching, pulling, binding, or ornamentation. [2/9 definitions] |
clamp |
an apparatus consisting of two movable opposing surfaces, often connected by a large screw or screws and used to hold two or more objects together. [1/4 definitions] |
closed circuit |
a transmission circuit for television with a limited number of reception stations connected to it by cable. [1/2 definitions] |
cohere |
to be connected by reason; be consistent. [1/2 definitions] |
coherent |
logically ordered or connected; consistent. [1/2 definitions] |
cohort |
a group of people connected by some factor, often a shared demographic characteristic. [1/3 definitions] |
concatenate |
connected as in a series or chain. [1/2 definitions] |
conditioned response |
a response elicited by repeated presentation of a stimulus not normally connected with the response together with one that is, leading the subject eventually to respond to the first stimulus when it is presented alone. |
connection |
the state of being connected. [1/6 definitions] |
copulative |
of or characterized by connected words, phrases, or clauses, as a sentence. [1/5 definitions] |
cordless phone |
a telephone that consists of a battery-operated handset that communicates across short distances via radio waves to an electrically-powered unit that must be connected to a telephone line in order to function. |
detached |
not physically connected or attached; separated. [1/2 definitions] |
detachment |
the act or process of separating something from a whole to which it is connected. [1/5 definitions] |
disconnected |
not connected; separated. [1/2 definitions] |
disjointed |
not connected or coherent. [1/2 definitions] |