 conjunction |
||
| 1. | [ noun ] the temporal property of two things happening at the same time | |
| Synonyms: | coincidence co-occurrence concurrence | |
| Examples: | "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" |
|
| Related terms: | simultaneity contemporaneity concomitance unison overlap concur | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the state of being joined | |
| Synonyms: | colligation conjugation junction | |
| Related terms: | union anastomosis synapse relate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences | |
| Synonyms: | connective conjunctive | |
| Related terms: | function_word subordinating_conjunction coordinating_conjunction | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction | |
| Related terms: | grammatical_relation copulative_conjunction subordinating_conjunction disjunctive_conjunction adversative_conjunction coordinating_conjunction | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | |
| Synonyms: | alignment | |
| Related terms: | meeting superior_conjunction inferior_conjunction astronomy | |
| 6. | [ noun ] something that joins or connects | |
| Synonyms: | junction | |
| Related terms: | connection splice contact junction_barrier thermojunction joint | |
| Similar spelling: |
conjunct conjunctive conjunctiva conjunctival conjunctivitis conjuncture |
|
