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conjunction

/kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/

Translations

conjunctionnoun

conjunctions

/kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/

conjonctionGrammaire ; aussi en logique.

In the sentence 'She likes tea and coffee', 'and' is a conjunction.

Dans la phrase « She likes tea and coffee », « and » est une conjonction.

conjonctionAstronomie ; par extension, réunion ou occurrence simultanée de choses.

The conjunction of the two planets was visible in the night sky.

La conjonction des deux planètes était visible dans le ciel nocturne.

Synonyms

joining word

conjunctionadjective

/kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/

Used chiefly attributively to modify another noun (e.g., "conjunction analysis"). Not normally gradable.

conjonctifSe dit surtout en linguistique, en logique et dans des emplois techniques.

The researchers carried out a conjunction analysis to find overlapping activation patterns.

Les chercheurs ont mené une analyse conjonctive pour repérer des schémas d’activation qui se chevauchent.

conjunctionnoun

A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.

In the sentence 'She likes tea and coffee', 'and' is a conjunction.

The action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space.

The conjunction of the two planets was visible in the night sky.

A situation in which two or more things happen at the same time or in the same place.

The conjunction of the festival and the holiday made the city very crowded.

Logic & Mathematics: a compound proposition that is true only when all of its component propositions are true.

In propositional logic, the statement "P ∧ Q" is a conjunction that is true only if both P and Q are true.

conjunctionadjective

Attributive. Relating to or involving a conjunction or conjunctions; occurring together or in combination.

The researchers carried out a conjunction analysis to find overlapping activation patterns.