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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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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