Connective
adjective
Linking something to another thing.
He used a connective argument to bring together his multiple points.
noun
A word such as 'and', 'but', or 'because' that connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence.
In the sentence 'I like apples and oranges', the word 'and' is a connective.
Often appears as...
- coordinating connective
- subordinating connective
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Academic
adjective
Of or relating to connection or connectivity.
The system has connective capabilities that allow it to sync with other devices.
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Technical
noun
A type of tissue that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs.
Fat, blood, and bone are all examples of connective tissue.
Often appears as...
- loose connective tissue
- dense connective tissue
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Linking something to another thing.
He used a connective argument to bring together his multiple points.
noun
A word such as 'and', 'but', or 'because' that connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence.
In the sentence 'I like apples and oranges', the word 'and' is a connective.
Often appears as...
- coordinating connective
- subordinating connective
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Of or relating to connection or connectivity.
The system has connective capabilities that allow it to sync with other devices.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of tissue that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs.
Fat, blood, and bone are all examples of connective tissue.
Often appears as...
- loose connective tissue
- dense connective tissue
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Link Strength
Connective as an adjective symbolizes the strength of the link between ideas or objects.
The connective force of their partnership led to huge success.
Pro Tip 2/2Abstract Connections
Connective arguments or elements can join abstract concepts, not just physical objects.
Her speech used connective themes to unify various ideas.
Pro Tip 1/2Link Strength
Connective as an adjective symbolizes the strength of the link between ideas or objects.
The connective force of their partnership led to huge success.
Pro Tip 2/2Abstract Connections
Connective arguments or elements can join abstract concepts, not just physical objects.
Her speech used connective themes to unify various ideas.
Pro Tip 1/2Link Strength
Connective as an adjective symbolizes the strength of the link between ideas or objects.
The connective force of their partnership led to huge success.
Pro Tip 2/2Abstract Connections
Connective arguments or elements can join abstract concepts, not just physical objects.
Her speech used connective themes to unify various ideas.
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Video examples
Isha Datar: How we could...
Here's how it works. Rather than raise a whole chicken with beaks, feathers, sentience, we grow the meat directly from muscle cells. We take a small biopsy from a living animal, and then extract the cells of interest. They're probably muscle cells, but they could be fat or connective tissue as well.
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How a wound heals itself...
About two to three days after the wound, the proliferative stage occurs, when fibroblast cells begin to enter the wound. In the process of collagen deposition, they produce a fibrous protein called collagen in the wound site, forming connective skin tissue to replace the fibrin from before.
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Jacqueline Woodson: What...
was to respect that narrative. Long before there was cable or the internet or even the telephone, there were people sharing ideas and information and memory through story. It's one of our earliest forms of connective technology. It was the story of something better down the Nile
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Introducing a New Baby...
must remember a lot of stuff posted on social media is an absolute load of nonsense there's very good things about that how connective the world is at the moment there's also very bad things and there's a lot of very bad articles that haven't been researched very well that I
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Chris Anderson: How...
acts together I mean this is the connective tissue of the humans super organism in action it's probably driven our culture for millennia five hundred years ago it ran into a competitor with a lethal advantage it's right here print scaled the world's ambitious innovators
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What makes muscles grow?...
and along with connective tissue, they bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. And whether or not body building is your hobby, muscles need your constant attention because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow.
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Deb Roy: The birth of a...
between something someone said and a piece of content. And there are, again, now tens of millions of these links that give us the connective tissue of social graphs and how they relate to content. And we can now start to probe the structure
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How businesses can serve...
who is sometimes hidden, and those are our suppliers. They are the connective tissue underneath many Uber drivers, widget makers, service employees. They're like an invisible life force that power our economy,
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The lovable (and lethal)...
Their whiskers, or vibrissae, are composed of keratin and full of nerve fibers that run deep into the connective tissue of their face. Sea lions have full directional control over these whiskers,
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Camel Racing In Slow...
so camels are ungulates and unlike all other ungulates they don't have hooves they've got these two big toes you can see with little nails at the end there and they've got this connective tissue
Video examples
Isha Datar: How we could...
Here's how it works. Rather than raise a whole chicken with beaks, feathers, sentience, we grow the meat directly from muscle cells. We take a small biopsy from a living animal, and then extract the cells of interest. They're probably muscle cells, but they could be fat or connective tissue as well.
Video examples
How a wound heals itself...
About two to three days after the wound, the proliferative stage occurs, when fibroblast cells begin to enter the wound. In the process of collagen deposition, they produce a fibrous protein called collagen in the wound site, forming connective skin tissue to replace the fibrin from before.
Video examples
Jacqueline Woodson: What...
was to respect that narrative. Long before there was cable or the internet or even the telephone, there were people sharing ideas and information and memory through story. It's one of our earliest forms of connective technology. It was the story of something better down the Nile
Video examples
Introducing a New Baby...
must remember a lot of stuff posted on social media is an absolute load of nonsense there's very good things about that how connective the world is at the moment there's also very bad things and there's a lot of very bad articles that haven't been researched very well that I
Video examples
Chris Anderson: How...
acts together I mean this is the connective tissue of the humans super organism in action it's probably driven our culture for millennia five hundred years ago it ran into a competitor with a lethal advantage it's right here print scaled the world's ambitious innovators
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
and along with connective tissue, they bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. And whether or not body building is your hobby, muscles need your constant attention because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow.
Video examples
Deb Roy: The birth of a...
between something someone said and a piece of content. And there are, again, now tens of millions of these links that give us the connective tissue of social graphs and how they relate to content. And we can now start to probe the structure
Video examples
How businesses can serve...
who is sometimes hidden, and those are our suppliers. They are the connective tissue underneath many Uber drivers, widget makers, service employees. They're like an invisible life force that power our economy,
Video examples
The lovable (and lethal)...
Their whiskers, or vibrissae, are composed of keratin and full of nerve fibers that run deep into the connective tissue of their face. Sea lions have full directional control over these whiskers,
Video examples
Camel Racing In Slow...
so camels are ungulates and unlike all other ungulates they don't have hooves they've got these two big toes you can see with little nails at the end there and they've got this connective tissue
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Quote examples
Leigh Whannell
Australian Director
I think true connectivity is something that is rare in sequels. I mean I love the first 'Die Hard' film; you won't find a bigger 'Die Hard' fan than me. But I feel like with the sequels, they're just taking that character and dropping him in different scenarios. There's no real connective tissue.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
You try to pull away the experiences until you get to the core of humanity, and you find that light that exists in everybody. It's that light that I'm searching for in all of my work - is that connective thing, that ether that enters all of us - you know what I mean? That's a part of God.
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Brad Leone
American Chef
Dry-aging happens when meat has been left to hang out in a temperature- and moisture-controlled environment. Over time, the meat's natural enzymes begin to break down the connective tissue and rid the meat of moisture, which results in a rich, nutty, and tender piece of beef.
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Elizabeth Blackburn
Australian Scientist
Basically, when you look at different types of cells, such as fibroblasts, which form connective tissue, or epithelial cells, from saliva, you see general correlations within a person. If telomeres are up for one cell type, they're up for others overall.
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Michael Kors
American Designer
The biggest lesson that I've learned is that fashion is this tightrope where you have to be consistent but inconsistent. You need the connective thread but at the same time you need a sense of surprise.
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Richie Sambora
American Musician
I've had a very, very interesting view of the planet over the last 30 years, touring as excessively as I have. And music is the most evocative, transformative, connective force in humanity, man.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
We live, in North America in general, if I'm given the indulgence of selling us down the river, in a culture of fear of this connective sense of spirit.
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Michael De Luca
American Producer
Social Network' is a good story with human experience connective tissue that makes it ageless.
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James McBride
American Writer
If you have the material it will form itself as a kind of connective tissue.
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Lauren Lapkus
American Actress
The connective tissue between storytelling, advice, and comedy is passion.
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Leigh Whannell
Australian Director
I think true connectivity is something that is rare in sequels. I mean I love the first 'Die Hard' film; you won't find a bigger 'Die Hard' fan than me. But I feel like with the sequels, they're just taking that character and dropping him in different scenarios. There's no real connective tissue.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
You try to pull away the experiences until you get to the core of humanity, and you find that light that exists in everybody. It's that light that I'm searching for in all of my work - is that connective thing, that ether that enters all of us - you know what I mean? That's a part of God.
Quote examples
Brad Leone
American Chef
Dry-aging happens when meat has been left to hang out in a temperature- and moisture-controlled environment. Over time, the meat's natural enzymes begin to break down the connective tissue and rid the meat of moisture, which results in a rich, nutty, and tender piece of beef.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Blackburn
Australian Scientist
Basically, when you look at different types of cells, such as fibroblasts, which form connective tissue, or epithelial cells, from saliva, you see general correlations within a person. If telomeres are up for one cell type, they're up for others overall.
Quote examples
Michael Kors
American Designer
The biggest lesson that I've learned is that fashion is this tightrope where you have to be consistent but inconsistent. You need the connective thread but at the same time you need a sense of surprise.
Quote examples
Richie Sambora
American Musician
I've had a very, very interesting view of the planet over the last 30 years, touring as excessively as I have. And music is the most evocative, transformative, connective force in humanity, man.
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
We live, in North America in general, if I'm given the indulgence of selling us down the river, in a culture of fear of this connective sense of spirit.
Quote examples
Michael De Luca
American Producer
Social Network' is a good story with human experience connective tissue that makes it ageless.
Quote examples
James McBride
American Writer
If you have the material it will form itself as a kind of connective tissue.
Quote examples
Lauren Lapkus
American Actress
The connective tissue between storytelling, advice, and comedy is passion.
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