Associations to the word «Connective»

CONNECTIVE, adjective. Serving or tending to connect; connecting

CONNECTIVE, noun. That which connects.

CONNECTIVE, noun. (logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.

CONNECTIVE, noun. (grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.

CONNECTIVE, noun. (botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.

CONNECTIVE, noun. (anatomy) (zoology) A connective tissue.

CONNECTIVE TISSUE, noun. (anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).

CONNECTIVE TISSUES, noun. Plural of connective tissue

CONNECTIVE, noun. An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences.

CONNECTIVE, noun. An instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers".

CONNECTIVE, adjective. Connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants".