junction
[ juhngk-shuhn ]
/ ˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /
noun
Origin of junction
SYNONYMS FOR junction
7
connection.
Junction,
juncture refer to a place, line, or point at which two or more things join. A
junction is also a place where things come together:
the junction of two rivers. A
juncture is a line or point at which two bodies are joined, or a point of exigency or crisis in time:
the juncture of the head and neck; a critical juncture in a struggle.
OTHER WORDS FROM junction
junc·tion·al, adjective in·ter·junc·tion, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH junction
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Example sentences from the Web for junction
British Dictionary definitions for junction
junction
/ (ˈdʒʌŋkʃən) /
noun
a place where several routes, lines, or roads meet, link, or cross each other
a railway junction
a point on a motorway where traffic may leave or join it
electronics
- a contact between two different metals or other materialsa thermocouple junction
- a transition region between regions of differing electrical properties in a semiconductora p-n junction
a connection between two or more conductors or sections of transmission lines
the act of joining or the state of being joined
Derived forms of junction
junctional, adjectiveWord Origin for junction
C18: from Latin
junctiō a joining, from
junctus joined, from
jungere to join
Medical definitions for junction
junction
[ jŭngk′shən ]
n.
The act or process of joining or the condition of being joined.
A place where two things join or meet, especially a place where two things come together and one terminates.
A transition layer or boundary between two different materials or between physically different regions in a single material.