Dictionary

nexus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɛksuːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈnɛksəs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈnɛksus/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin nectō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin nexusbor. English nexus From Latin nexus (“connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, binding, bond, fastening, joint; legal obligation”), from nectō (“to attach, bind, connect, fasten, tie; to interweave; to relate; to unite; to bind by obligation, make liable, oblige; to compose, contrive, devise, produce”, supine stem nex-) + -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A form or state of connection.
2. (Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A form or state of connection. ▸ The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.
3. (countable, uncountable) A connected group; a network, a web.
   • Sunday's election pits Move Forward and the billionaire Shinawatra family's Pheu Thai against ruling parties backed by a nexus of old money, conservatives and generals with influence over key institutions involved in two decades of upheaval in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy. 2023 May 14, Panarat Thepgumpanat, Panu Wongcha-um, “Thailand's opposition opens up big election lead as army parties slide”, in Reuters:
4. (countable, uncountable) A centre or focus of something.
   • More than just a corporate juggernaut, Nvidia also has become an instrument of statecraft, operating at the nexus of advanced technology, diplomacy, and geopolitics. 2025 December 11, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo, “The Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year”, in Time:
5. (countable, uncountable) In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence).
6. (Ancient-Rome, countable, historical, uncountable) A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant.

Forms

Deriveds

nexal · nexus flipping · perinexus · nexus flip

Synonyms

combination · composite · hub · juncture · fusion · unification · junction · link · tie · nexus · conjunction · vinculum · tie · link · conjunction · junction · tie · tie · unity · unity · composite · bond · combination · band · unification · merger · merger · junction · junction · union · connection · connection · melding · link · link · band · fusion · bond · junction · bond · vinculum · melding · bond · union · juncture · nexus

Translations (85)

tr ekip (connected group — see also network) · da forbindelse (form or state of connection) · cs souvislost (form or state of connection) · cs nexus (form or state of connection) · bg свързване (form or state of connection) · la nexus (form or state of connection) · ja 關聯 (connected group — see also network) · bg връзка (form or state of connection) · sh це̏нтар (centre or focus of something) · oc nexe (form or state of connection) · sh srȅdīšte (centre or focus of something) · uk група (connected group — see also network) · ja 連結 (form or state of connection) · es vínculo (connected group — see also network) · es conexión (form or state of connection) · pl związek (form or state of connection) · es centro (centre or focus of something) · sh cȅntar (centre or focus of something) · da kæde (connected group — see also network) · es cuña (connected group — see also network) · tr takım (connected group — see also network) · bg средище (centre or focus of something) · pl zespół (connected group — see also network) · ka კავშირი (form or state of connection) · da række (connected group — see also network) · fi yhteys (form or state of connection) · sh ве̏за (form or state of connection) · fr nexus (form or state of connection) · es vinculación (connected group — see also network) · it centro (centre or focus of something) · da bindeled (form or state of connection) · de Verbindung (form or state of connection) · de Netzwerk (connected group — see also network) · ga nasc (form or state of connection) · de Verknüpfung (form or state of connection) · pt nexo (connected group — see also network) · ca nexe (form or state of connection) · cmn 關聯 /关联 (connected group — see also network) · sh сре̏дӣште (centre or focus of something) · pt nexo (form or state of connection) · nl verbinding (form or state of connection) · de Zentrum (centre or focus of something) · ru связь (form or state of connection) · ca centre (centre or focus of something) · et kese (centre or focus of something) · hy կապված խումբ (connected group — see also network) · ru гру́ппа (connected group — see also network) · it connessione (form or state of connection) · sh спо̑ј (form or state of connection) · tr merkez (centre or focus of something) · de Verbindung (connected group — see also network) · fi ryhmä (connected group — see also network) · et seos (form or state of connection) · sv förbindelse (form or state of connection) · es nexo (form or state of connection) · pt centro (centre or focus of something) · it legame (form or state of connection) · sh spȏj (form or state of connection) · da sammenhæng (form or state of connection) · tr topluluk (connected group — see also network) · sh spoj (centre or focus of something) · cs spojení (form or state of connection) · es enchufe (connected group — see also network) · it nesso (form or state of connection) · it cose connesse (idee, concetti) (connected group — see also network) · fi keskus (centre or focus of something) · da gruppe (connected group — see also network) · tr rabıta (form or state of connection) · sh vȅza (form or state of connection) · hy շարք (connected group — see also network) · de Kern (centre or focus of something) · da nexus (centre or focus of something) · tr grup (connected group — see also network) · da schankel (centre or focus of something) · fr lien (form or state of connection) · hy սերիա (connected group — see also network) · cmn 連結 /连结 (form or state of connection) · uk зв'язо́к (form or state of connection) · pl ogniwo (form or state of connection) · pl grupa (connected group — see also network) · tr bağlantı (form or state of connection) · es junta (connected group — see also network) · vi kết nối (form or state of connection) · nl band (form or state of connection) · tr bağ (form or state of connection)