σύνδεσμος — meaning in English
syndesmos
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English meaning
- affiliation noun A formal connection or association between one group or person and another.
- anchor noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
- association noun A group of people organized for a shared purpose, such as a club or professional body.
- conjunction noun A word that connects other words, phrases, or clauses, such as "and", "but", or "because".
- contact noun Physical touching, or close communication between people.
- ligament noun A tough band of tissue that connects one bone to another and helps stabilize a joint.
- link verb To join two or more things together, or to show a connection between them.
- union noun An organized group of workers formed to protect their rights and negotiate with employers.
Senses
σύνδεσμος is used for these senses in English:
- affiliation A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.
- anchor Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
- anchor (Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
- association A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
- conjunction (grammar) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)
- contact Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
- ligament (anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
- link (engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.
anchor — full definition
- noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
- noun A person who presents a television or radio news broadcast.
- noun Something that provides steadiness, support, or a sense of security.
- verb To fix something firmly in place, or to hold a ship steady with an anchor.