"interconnection" meaning in English

See interconnection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪn.tɚ.kəˈnɛk.ʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-interconnection.wav [US] Forms: interconnections [plural], interconnexion [alternative, dated]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. Middle English connexiounder. English connection English interconnection From inter- + connection. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|inter-|connection|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. 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  1. A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things
    Specifically, a connection between two parts.
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  3. The connecting of renewable-energy systems to the power grid Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (connecting of renewable-energy systems to the power grid): verkkoonkytkentä (Finnish), interconexión [feminine] (Spanish)
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Derived forms: interconnectional Translations (connection between multiple things): yhteenkytkentä (Finnish), yhteenliittäminen (Finnish), interconnexion [feminine] (French), διασύνδεση (diasýndesi) [feminine] (Greek), comunicacioun (Middle English), interconectare (Romanian), interconexiune (Romanian), interconexión [feminine] (Spanish)
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