Affined

3 definitions found

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

  Affined \Af*fined"\, a. [OF. afin['e] related, p. p., fr. LL.
     affinare to join, fr. L. affinis neighboring, related to; ad
     + finis boundary, limit.]
     Joined in affinity or by any tie. [Obs.] "All affined and
     kin." --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  connected \connected\ adj.
     1. p. p. of {connect}. [Narrower terms: {abutting, adjacent,
        adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous,
        coterminous, contiguous}] [Narrower terms: {adjunctive}]
        [Narrower terms: {affined}] [Narrower terms: {attached}]
        [Narrower terms: {contiguous, in contact}] [Narrower
        terms: {coupled, joined, linked}] [Narrower terms:
        {cursive, flowing}] [Narrower terms: {siamese}] [Narrower
        terms: {socially connected, well-connected}] {unconnected}
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. being joined in close association.
  
     Syn: affiliated, attached.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. connected by a conductor so as to allow the flow of
        electric signals. [Narrower terms: {wired (vs. wireless)}]
        WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. (Music) legato. {staccato}
  
     Syn: flowing, smooth.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     5. associated with or accompanying.
  
     Syn: associated.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     6. (Computers) stored in, controlled by, or in direct
        communication with a central computer. [Narrower terms:
        {on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate)}]
  
     Syn: machine-accessible.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     7. switched on. [Narrower terms: {on-line (vs. off-line),
        online, on line(predicate)}]
  
     Syn: ready, on.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     8. having some relation.
  
     Syn: related.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  affined
       adj : closely related; "syllable to blessed syllable affined"-
             Wallace Stevens