[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

connect \connect"\ ko^nne^kt", v. t. imp.  p. p.
   connected; p. pr.  vb. n. connecting. l. connectere,
   -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. see annex.
   1. to join, or fasten together, as by something intervening;
      to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to
      establish a bond or relation between.
      1913 webster

            he fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

            a man must see the connection of each intermediate
            idea with those that it connects before he can use
            it in a syllogism.                    --locke.
      1913 webster

   2. to associate a person or thing, or one's self with
      another person, thing, business, or affair.
      1913 webster

   3. to establish a communication link; -- used with with; as,
      his telephone didn't answer, so i connected with him by
      email.
      pjc

   4. to electronically or mechanically link a device to
      another device, or to link a device to a common
      communication line; -- used with with; as, the installer
      connected our telephones on monday; i connected my vcr to
      the tv set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off
      valve to my gas line.
      pjc

   connecting rod mach., a rod or bar joined to, and
      connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod
      connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston
      rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
      1913 webster
see also:
connected connecting annex connecting rod 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

connecting rod
     n : a rod that transmits motion especially one that connects a
         rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft

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Connecting, definition of term: Connecting
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Aarons Rod >> A Words
Aarons Rod, definition of term: Aarons Rod
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