abutment vs connection

abutment

noun
  • The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts. 

  • A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge. 

  • The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed. 

  • A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained. 

  • That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor. 

  • The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault. 

  • The tooth that supports a denture or bridge. 

  • Something that abuts, or on which something abuts. 

  • The state of abutting. 

connection

noun
  • The point at which two or more things are connected. 

  • A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people. 

  • sexual intercourse 

  • A kinship relationship between people. 

  • An individual who is related to oneself, through either family or business. 

  • A drug dealer. 

  • The description for a Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences. 

  • Coherence; lack of disjointedness 

  • A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service 

  • A set of sets that contains the empty set, all one-element sets for any element that is included in any of the sets, and the union of any group of sets that are elements where the intersections of those sets is non-empty. 

  • An established communications or transportation link. 

  • The act of connecting. 

How often have the words abutment and connection occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )