connective
pronunciation
How to pronounce connective in British English:
UK [kəˈnektɪv]
How to pronounce connective in American English:
US [kəˈnɛktɪv]
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- Noun:
- an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- an instrumentality that connects
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- Adjective:
- connecting or tending to connect
Word Origin
- connective (adj.)
- 1650s, from connect + -ive (if from Latin, it likely would have been *connexive). Connective tissue is from 1839.
Example
- 1. The sheathof connective tissue enclosing a bundle of nerve fibers .
- 2. Capillaries are small blood vessels , which act as the connective network between arteries and veins .
- 3. Though it may take a little time , the new connective technology , by joining people together in new communities and in new ways , is bound to make for more freedom .
- 4. Supporting this network is a deeper layer of connective tissue called stroma .
- 5. The cells in the ovaries of frogs are very tightly held together by connective tissue .