conjunction
English Thesaurus
1. something that joins or connects (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | contact, tangency, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | joint, |
| definition | : | junction by which parts or objects are joined together (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | splice, splicing, |
| definition | : | a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | thermojunction, |
| definition | : | a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears (noun.artifact) |
2. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | concomitance, |
| definition | : | occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | overlap, |
| definition | : | the property of partial coincidence in time (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | unison, |
| definition | : | occurring together or simultaneously (noun.attribute) |
3. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | closed-class word, function word, |
| definition | : | a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | coordinating conjunction, |
| definition | : | a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents (noun.communication) |
4. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | encounter, meeting, |
| definition | : | a casual or unexpected convergence (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | inferior conjunction, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | superior conjunction, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun (noun.event) |
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
5. the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | grammatical relation, |
| definition | : | a linguistic relation established by grammar (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | coordinating conjunction, |
| definition | : | the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | subordinating conjunction, |
| definition | : | the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | copulative conjunction, |
| definition | : | the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | disjunctive conjunction, |
| definition | : | the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | adversative conjunction, |
| definition | : | the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings (noun.linkdef) |
6. the state of being joined together (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | unification, union, |
| definition | : | the state of being joined or united or linked (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | anastomosis, inosculation, |
| definition | : | a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | synapse, |
| definition | : | the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle (noun.body) |
7. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | coincide, concur, |
| definition | : | happen simultaneously (verb.change) |
8. the state of being joined together (noun.state)
9. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | coincide, concur, |
| definition | : | happen simultaneously (verb.change) |
10. the state of being joined together (noun.state)
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