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nexus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nexus has 2 senses
- nexus(n = noun.linkdef) link - the means of connection between things linked in series; Array is a kind of linkage
- nexus(n = noun.group) Array - a connected series or group; Array is a kind of series
CIDE DICTIONARY
nexus, n. [L.].
Connection; tie. [1913 Webster]
"Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus . . . extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nexus, n. (pl. same)
1 a connected group or series.
2 a bond; a connection.
1 a connected group or series.
2 a bond; a connection.
Etymology
L f. nectere nex- bind
THESAURUS
nexus
Indian file, array, articulation, bank, buzz, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, concatenation, connection, consecution, continuum, course, cycle, descent, drone, endless belt, endless round, file, filiation, gamut, gradation, hum, knot, ligament, ligature, line, lineage, link, monotone, pendulum, periodicity, plenum, powder train, progression, queue, range, rank, recurrence, reticulation, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, sequence, series, single file, spectrum, string, succession, swath, thread, tie, tier, train, vinculum, windrow, yoke
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