nexus

[ nek-suhs ]

noun

, plural nex·us·es, nex·us.

1. a means of connection; tie; link.
2. a connected series or group.
3. the core or center, as of a matter or situation.
4. Cell Biology. a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion.

nexus

/ ˈnɛksəs /

noun

1. a means of connection between members of a group or things in a series; link; bond
2. a connected group or series

Word History and Origins

Origin of nexus¹

First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin nexus “a binding, joining, fastening,” noun use of past participle of nectere “to bind, join, tie”

Word History and Origins

Origin of nexus¹

C17: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind

Example Sentences

The fashion week is aimed at showcasing global designers of color and giving Harlem its day in the sun as an international nexus of fashion.

From Ozy

No Sudden Move is situated in the nexus of multiple political and social shifts, in 1954, with characters who are conspiring with, benefitting from, or trying to outrun the changes.

From Vox

This could have been a frictionless, soft-focus moment, celebrating the nexus of love and art.

From Washington Post

Their hostility to public education is best described as being the nexus of three parts.

From Washington Post

A nexus between the government, big corporations and corrupt union leaders meant it was impossible for workers to engage in any meaningful collective bargaining.

From Ozy

But as Justice Ginsberg pointed out in dissent, their causal nexus is so thin as to be basically nonexistent.

From The Daily Beast

And in case you missed it, David Frum wrote about the nexus between robots and immigration right here.

From The Daily Beast

“We think there should be a nexus between the actual work people are doing and the relevancy of drug abuse,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

The grapes are grown on steep hillsides in a tiny, remote region situated at the nexus of much more famous regions.

From The Daily Beast

Efficiently exchanging them for other currencies implies a physical nexus somewhere: a moneychanger, a central exchange.

From The Daily Beast

This new nexus of print has grown up in the lifetime of four or five generations, and it is undergoing constant changes.

From Project Gutenberg

In our western communities the dangers to the intellectual nexus lie rather on the other side.

From Project Gutenberg

As it was, the deification of the ruler had to provide the nexus, as in Alexanders empire.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, even apart from this, we never survey more than a segment of the entire nexus of historical factors.

From Project Gutenberg

This tells us that there is another bond between employer and employee than a mere "cash-nexus."

From Project Gutenberg