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单词 nexuses
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nex•us /ˈnɛksəs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. nex•us. 
  1. a means of connection;
    a tie or link.
See -nec-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nex•us  (nek′səs),USA pronunciation n., pl. nex•us•es, nex•us. 
  1. a means of connection;
    tie;
    link.
  2. a connected series or group.
  3. the core or center, as of a matter or situation.
  4. [Cell Biol.]a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion.
  • Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, equivalent. to nect(ere) to bind, fasten, tie + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action, with tt s
  • 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nexus /ˈnɛksəs/ n ( pl nexus)
  1. a means of connection between members of a group or things in a series; link; bond
  2. a connected group or series
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind
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