Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Connective \Con*nect"ive\, a.
Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.
{Connection tissue} (Anat.) See {Conjunctive tissue}, under
{Conjunctive}.
Connective \Con*nect"ive\, n.
That which connects. Specifically:
(a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a
conjunction or preposition.
(b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its
thec[ae], lobes, or cells.
Source : WordNet®
connective
adj : connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks
between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals";
"conjunctive tissue in plants"
n 1: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or
phrases or clauses or sentences [syn: {conjunction}, {conjunctive}]
2: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the
connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between
the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: {connection}, {connexion},
{connector}, {connecter}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
connective
An operator used in logic to combine two logical formulas.
See {first order logic}.