NEXUS

nexus

(noun) a connected series or group

link, nexus

(noun) the means of connection between things linked in series

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

nexus (countable and uncountable, plural nexuses or nexus)

A form of connection.

A connected group.

The centre of something.

(historical, legal) In Ancient Rome, a person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if he failed to pay, his creditor could compel him to work as a servant until the debt was paid.

(North America, finance) 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.

Usage notes

The Latin plural form (written nexûs or nexūs) is sometimes used in academic discussions of process philosophy (see ).

Synonyms

• (a form of connection): bond, link, tie

• (group): network

• (centre): hub, junction

Anagrams

• UN*Xes, unsex

Source: Wiktionary

Nex"us, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: Connection; tie. Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus ... extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition