conjugation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The coming together of things; union.
2. (countable, uncountable) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction.
3. (countable, uncountable) Sexual relations within marriage.
4. (countable, uncountable) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.
5. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of conjugating a verb.
6. (countable, uncountable) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.
7. (countable, form-of, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable) Inflection of nouns or other words besides verbs; declension.
8. (countable, uncountable) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds.
9. (countable, uncountable) A mapping sending x to gxg⁻¹, where g and x are elements of a group; inner automorphism.
10. (countable, uncountable) A function which negates the non-real part of a complex or hypercomplex number; complex conjugation.

Synonyms

union

inflection

declension

conjunction

uniting

mating

jointure

coupling

unification

flexion

pairing

sexual union

bend

junction

inclination

colligation

flection

combine

coition

coitus

combination

complexion

conjugate

conjugating

connection

flair

function

gradient

incorporate

incorporation

inflexion

integrate

intercourse

join

joint

joint action

labor

labour

leaning

linkage

list

merging

motion

movement

operation

penchant

pitch

pool

proclivity

propensity

Translations

conjugaison

conjugación

Konjugation

coniugazione

συζυγία

conjugação

vervoeging

conjugació

κλίση

conjugatie

σύζευξη

accoppiamento

Beugung

unione

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coniugātiō (“combining, connecting; conjugation”), from coniugō (“join, unite together”). Equivalent to conjugate + -ion.