nexus
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səs noun, plural 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.
Cell Biology. a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion.
Origin:
1655–65; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, equivalent to nect(ere) to bind, fasten, tie + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s
1655–65; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, equivalent to nect(ere) to bind, fasten, tie + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s
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| —n , pl nexus | |
| 1. | a means of connection between members of a group or things in a series; link; bond |
| 2. | a connected group or series |
| [C17: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind] | |
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Word Origin & History
nexus
1663, "bond, link, means of communication," from L. nexus, pp. of nectere "to bind," from PIE base *ned- "to bind, tie" (see net (n.)).
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Medical Dictionary
nexus nex·us (něk'səs)
n. pl. nexus or nex·us·es
See gap junction.
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Example sentences
This book will be required reading for anyone in politics or journalism, or anyone curious about their complicated nexus.
There's a devilishly odd nexus of theology, mathematics and commercialism on the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth year.
Her past research focused on the nexus of food and energy.
Like it or not, money is at the nexus of energy and emissions decisions.
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