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nex·us N0090700 (nĕk′səs)n. pl. nexus or nex·us·es 1. A means of connection; a link or tie: "this nexus between New York's ... real-estate investors and its ... politicians" (Wall Street Journal).2. A connected series or group.3. The core or center: "The real nexus of the money culture [was] Wall Street" (Bill Barol). [Latin, from past participle of nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]nexus (ˈnɛksəs) n, pl nexus1. a means of connection between members of a group or things in a series; link; bond2. a connected group or series[C17: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind]nex•us (ˈnɛk səs) n., pl. nex•us•es, nex•us. 1. a means of connection; tie; link. 2. a connected series or group. 3. the core or center, as of a matter or situation. 4. a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion. [1655–65; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, derivative of nect(ere) to bind, fasten] Nexus a connected group or series, 1850.Example: nexus of matrimonial excesses.—BBC, 23 April 1983.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | nexus - the means of connection between things linked in serieslinklinkage - an associative relation | | 2. | nexus - a connected series or groupseries - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" |
nexusnoun connection, link, tie, bond, junction, joining The nexus between drugs, prostitution and corruption is universal.nexusnounThat which unites or binds:bond, knot, ligament, ligature, link, tie, vinculum, yoke.TranslationsNexusnessocentroconnessionelegamenexonexus
nexus[′nek·səs] (communications) A connection or interconnection of a communications system, such as a data link or a network of branches and nodes. (physiology) gap junction nexus(1) (Nexus) A line of pure Android phones and tablets endorsed by Google. See Google Nexus.
(2) (Nexus) A line of network switches from Cisco.
(3) (Nexis) A legal database. See LexisNexis.
(4) A connecting point or bond between two entities.
(5) A software module in the Windows security platform (see NGSCB).nexus
nexus [nek´sus] 1. a bond, as between members of a series or group.2. gap junction.gap junc·tion1. an intercellular junction formerly considered to be a tight, membrane-to-membrane junction (macula occludens) but now shown to have a 2-nm gap between apposed cell membranes; the gap is not void but contains subunits in the form of polygonal lattices, which are the intercellular aspects of the two connexons that fit together, forming a channel between the cytoplasms of the two cells; it occurs in epithelia, between certain nerve cells, and in smooth and cardiac muscle; it is believed to mediate electrotonic coupling, which allows ionic currents to pass from one cell to another. See also: synapse. See also: connexons. 2. areas of increased electrochemical communication between myometrial cells that aid in the propagation of the contractions of labor. See also: connexons. Synonym(s): communicating junction, electrotonic junction, electrotonic synapse, macula communicans, nexusgap junc·tion (gap jŭngk'shŭn) 1. An intercellular junction having a 2-nm gap between apposed cell membranes; the gap contains subunits in the form of polygonal lattices; it occurs in epithelia, between certain nerve cells, and in smooth and cardiac muscle. See also: synapse2. Areas of increased electrochemical communication between myometrial cells that aid in the propagation of the contractions of labor. Synonym(s): nexus. nexus Related to nexus: Nexus Snexus a tie or connection.Nexus
Nexus (of contracts)A set or collection of something.Nexus of ContractsAny contract or other thing that is related to anything else, especially something that causes something else.NEXUS
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NEXUS➣NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Engineering Extendible United Software System | NEXUS➣National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study | NEXUS➣National Emergency X-Ray Utilization Study (various locations) | NEXUS➣Needs and EXpectations of University Students |
nexus Related to nexus: Nexus SSynonyms for nexusnoun connectionSynonyms- connection
- link
- tie
- bond
- junction
- joining
Synonyms for nexusnoun that which unites or bindsSynonyms- bond
- knot
- ligament
- ligature
- link
- tie
- vinculum
- yoke
Synonyms for nexusnoun the means of connection between things linked in seriesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a connected series or groupRelated Words |