interconnected

adjective
in·​ter·​con·​nect·​ed | \ ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnek-təd How to pronounce interconnected (audio) \

Definition of interconnected

1 : mutually joined or related interconnected highways interconnected political issues
2 : having internal connections between the parts or elements

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Other Words from interconnected

interconnectedness noun

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That caused it to emit off carbon monoxide atoms one by one until there were 18 carbon atoms left, each interconnected and sharing electron shells. John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Create Weird Form of Carbon That Could One Day Power an AI Brain," 15 Aug. 2019 With its shifting light shaped by the mountainous forms above, the central courtyard will be circled by an interconnected and flexible ring of galleries, meeting rooms, offices and archival space, plus a cafe and gift shop. Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, "Korean American museum design calls for a lush rooftop garden and a sense of mystery," 12 Aug. 2019 How can designers and brands maintain relevance in an interconnected, everything-at-our-fingertips world, and with so much vying for our attention? Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "The Top 10 Collections of the Fall 2019 Season," 8 Mar. 2019 Artificial neural networks, the most common mainstream approach to machine learning, are highly interconnected networks of digital processors that accept inputs, process measurements about those inputs and generate outputs. Gabriel A. Silva, The Conversation, "Neuroscience and artificial intelligence can help improve each other," 9 July 2019 The brain’s tens of billions of neurons form a highly complex, interconnected network. Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, "Brains May Teeter Near Their Tipping Point," 14 June 2018 What’s certain, however, is that a failure of such epic proportions highlights the vulnerability of the interconnected South American power grid. Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "50 million people lose electricity in South American blackout," 16 June 2019 Japan’s decision to use its technology exports as a weapon in diplomatic combat signals a strategy upheaval for a resource-poor country long aware of its vulnerability in an interconnected world. Mayumi Negishi, WSJ, "Japan, a Champion of Free Trade, Takes a Page From Trump’s Playbook," 2 July 2019 Before leaving Afghanistan for India, Pompeo on Tuesday underscored Khalilzad’s strategy in the talks, which involves four interconnected issues: counterterrorism, foreign troop presence, inter-Afghan dialogue and a permanent cease-fire. Rahim Faiez, BostonGlobe.com, "US military says 2 service members killed in Afghanistan Wednesday," 26 June 2019

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First Known Use of interconnected

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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