nexus

[nek-suh s] /ˈnɛk səs/
noun, plural nexuses, nexus.
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 Biology. a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion.
Origin
1655-65; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, equivalent to nect(ere) to bind, fasten, tie + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s
Examples from the web for nexus
  • What separates the groups is a whole nexus of conditioning and background.
  • The company maintains that because it has no physical presence in the state, it has no nexus requiring it to collect tax.
  • Like it or not, money is at the nexus of energy and emissions decisions.
  • The nexus of influence has shifted in the last few years.
  • Some of his best insights lie at the nexus between these worlds.
  • This book will be required reading for anyone in politics or journalism, or anyone curious about their complicated nexus.
  • But the trend toward stability also is about finding the nexus between fashion and function.
  • Brooklyn in particular has become a major music nexus.
  • Finally, he hit on a nexus of relative originality and practicality.
  • Meat stock is the nexus of modern cooking.
British Dictionary definitions for nexus

nexus

/ˈnɛksəs/
noun (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
Word Origin
C17: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind
Word Origin and History for nexus
n.

1660s, "bond, link, means of communication," from Latin nexus "that which ties or binds together," past participle of nectere "to bind," from PIE root *ned- "to bind, tie" (see net (n.)).

nexus in Medicine

nexus nex·us (něk'səs)
n. pl. nexus or nex·us·es
See gap junction.