noun
nexus
NEK-sus/ˈneksəs/
A connection or network linking people, things, or systems.
The central junction forms a nexus linking several paths.
Etymology
Latin nectere means “to bind”; its participial form nexus described that which binds things together. This binding image underlies a connection or central link joining members of a series or group.
In context
it was a novel a novel putting together of ideas of the nexus of body mind connection
More examples
- Investigators uncover a nexus of businesses involved in the fraud.
- A shared database provides a nexus between the two systems.
- Family ties form a nexus linking the two communities.
Forms
nexus · nexuses
Similar words
- connection
- A broader, more everyday term for any relationship or joining.
- network
- Emphasizes multiple interconnected members rather than a single connecting relationship.
- link
- Usually identifies one specific connection within a larger network.