interconnect

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verb in·ter·con·nect \ ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnekt \

Definition of interconnect

transitive verb

:to connect with one another

intransitive verb

:to be or become mutually connected

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interconnection

play \ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnek-shən\ noun

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interconnectivity

play \ˌin-tər-(ˌ)kä-ˌnek-ˈti-və-tē, -kə-\ noun

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Examples of interconnect in a Sentence

The systems are interconnected with a series of wires.
The lessons are designed to show students how the two subjects interconnect.
a series of interconnecting stories

Recent Examples of interconnect from the Web

Fishing and the moon have long been interconnected.

— by jordan rodriguez, idahostatesman, "The moon matters to fish. Here’s why it matters to those of us who want to catch them," 17 Aug. 2017
The human brain is made of bio-circuits with a massive number of interconnecting neurons—about 100 billion of them.

— bill huang, Scientific American Blog Network, "Robots with Their Heads in the Clouds," 2 Aug. 2017
Neighboring body parts’ nerves are interconnected, so pain that stems from one place might be felt in another.

— suzannah weiss, SELF, "Why Your Butt Sometimes Hurts During Your Period," 19 July 2017
According to a Cybereason report earlier this year, Russia and China – seeking an advantage in the cybersecurity industry – outsource large hacking endeavors to groups and companies that are sometimes interconnected with cybercrime.

— jack detsch, The Christian Science Monitor, "How Russia and others use cybercriminals as proxies," 28 June 2017
Public health emergencies are a fact of life in a world as interconnected as ours.

— the editors, Scientific American, "Robust Emergency Fund Needed to Respond to Future Disease Outbreaks," 26 June 2017
Vulcan Solar Power of Birmingham installed the system and Huntsville Utilities interconnected it to the Tennessee Valley Authority's power grid.

— shelly haskins, AL.com, "Media Fusion uses solar power to brighten bottom line," 25 June 2017
That fuel can travel to the U.K. through interconnecting pipelines from Belgium and the Netherlands.

— anna shiryaevskaya, Bloomberg.com, "Giant Shutdown Means Britons Will Pay More for Their Gas," 20 June 2017
A sneeze involves your nose — there’s that organ again — but isn’t the entire head one interconnected system?

— john kelly, Washington Post, "I know this is going to sound like an odd question: Can you see your nose?," 11 June 2017

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