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interconnection

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌɪn.tɚ.kəˈnɛk.ʃən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T ER0 K AH0 N EH1 K SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things

Specifically, a connection between two parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The connecting of renewable-energy systems to the power grid

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • A dozen states have implemented policies for interconnection.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

(computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: joining, connection, connexion

5

noun

Meaning 5

a state of being connected reciprocally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an interconnection between the two buildings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interconnectedness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: connection, link, connectedness

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: yhteenkytkentä — connection between multiple things
  • Finnish: yhteenliittäminen — connection between multiple things
  • French: interconnexion — connection between multiple things
  • Greek: διασύνδεση (diasýndesi) — connection between multiple things
  • Middle English: comunicacioun — connection between multiple things
  • Romanian: interconectare — connection between multiple things
  • Romanian: interconexiune — connection between multiple things
  • Spanish: interconexión — connection between multiple things
  • Finnish: verkkoonkytkentä — connecting of renewable-energy systems to the power grid
  • Spanish: interconexión — connecting of renewable-energy systems to the power grid
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