Connection vs. Joint — What's the Difference?

The act of connecting.

A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole. They are constructed to allow for different degrees and types of movement.

The state of being connected.

A place or part at which two or more things are joined.

One that connects; a link

A way in which two or more things are joined

An association or relationship

A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.

The logical or intelligible ordering of words or ideas; coherence.

A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.

Reference or relation to something else; context

(Botany) An articulation on a fruit or stem, such as the node of a grass stem.

A person, especially one of influence or importance, with whom one is associated, as by kinship or common interests

(Geology) A fracture or crack in a rock mass along which no appreciable movement has occurred.

A conveyance or scheduled run providing continuing service between means of transportation

A large cut of meat for roasting.

A physical link, such as by wire or fiber-optic cable, between two or more points in a telecommunications system

A cheap or disreputable gathering place

A means or channel of communication

A building or dwelling.

A drug dealer.

A prison. Often used with the.

A purchase of illegal drugs.

(Slang) A marijuana cigarette.

(uncountable) The act of connecting.

Vulgar Slang A penis.

The point at which two or more things are connected.

Shared by or common to two or more

A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.

Sharing with another or others

An established communications or transportation link.

Formed or characterized by cooperation or united action

(transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service

Involving both houses of a legislature

A kinship relationship between people.

(Law) Regarded as one, especially with regard to tort liability or interest in property.

An individual who is related to oneself, through either family or business.

(Mathematics) Involving two or more variables.

(mathematics) A set of sets that contains the empty set, all one-element sets for any element that is included in any of the sets, and the union of any group of sets that are elements where the intersections of those sets is non-empty.

To combine or attach with a joint or joints

Coherence; lack of disjointedness

To provide or construct with joints

The description for a Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences.

To separate (meat) at the joints.

Sexual intercourse

Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

(slang) A drug dealer.

The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; the act or process of bringing two things into contact; junction; union; as, the connection between church and state is inescapable; the connection of pipes of different diameters requires an adapter.

The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.

That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.

(anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

Any relationship between things or events; association; alliance; as, a causal connection between interest rates and stock prices.

The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.

A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; - used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.

A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.

The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection.

The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.

Something that connects other objects.

(geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.

Usually plural) an acquaintance or acquaintances who are influential or in a position of power and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); as, he has powerful connections.

A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries.

A communications channel; as, my cell phone had a bad connection.

A place of resort for tramps.

A vehicle in which one may continue a journey after debarking from another vehicle; the departing vehicle of a connection{9}; as, my connection leaves four hours after my arrival; I missed my connection.

An opium den.

The scheduled arrival of one vehicle and departure of a second, sufficiently close in time and place to allow the departing vehicle serve as a means of continuing a journey begun or continued in the first vehicle; as, we can get a connection at Newark to continue on to Paris; - most commonly used of airplanes, trains, and buses arriving and departing at the same terminal.

Prison.

The transfer of a passenger from one vehicle to another to continue a journey; as, the connection was made in Copenhagen; - most commonly of scheduled transportation on common carriers.

(slang) A marijuana cigarette.

A vendor who can supply desired materials at a favorable price, or under conditions when other sources are unavailable; as, to get a bargain from one's connection in the jewelry trade; to have connections for the purchase of marijuana; - often used in the pl..

A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.

The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination.

The penis.

A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it);

Sense}} A thing.

The state of being connected;

(transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together

An instrumentality that connects;

(transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.

(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship);

(transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.

The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination;

(transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.

A connecting shape

(intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.

A supplier (especially of narcotics)

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction; as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.

Shifting from one form of transportation to another;

A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation.

The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication);

The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.

Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.

A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.

The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.

The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.

A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall.

A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting.

A disreputable establishment, or a place of low resort, as for smoking opium; - also used for a commercial establishment, implying a less than impeccable reputation, but often in jest; as, talking about a high-class joint is an oxymoron.

A marijuana cigarette.

Prison; - used with "the".

Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action.

Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.

United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; a joint bank account; joint debtor, etc.

Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.

To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.

To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.

To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.

To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.

To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)

A disreputable place of entertainment

The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

Junction by which parts or objects are joined together

Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

Fit as if by joints;

Provide with a joint;

Fasten with a joint

Separate (meat) at the joint

United or combined;

Affecting or involving two or more;

Involving both houses of a legislature;