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Definitions for Junction

[1] an act of joining; combining.
[2] the state of being joined; union.
[3] a place or point where two or more things are joined, as a seam or joint.
[4] a place or point where two or more things meet or converge.
[5] a place or station where railroad lines meet, cross, or diverge.
[6] an intersection of streets, highways, or roads.
[7] something that joins other things together: He used the device as a junction between the branch circuit and the main power lines.
[8] a place where several routes, lines, or roads meet, link, or cross each other a railway junction
[9] a point on a motorway where traffic may leave or join it
[10] electronics a contact between two different metals or other materials a thermocouple junction a transition region between regions of differing electrical properties in a semiconductor a p-n junction
[11] a connection between two or more conductors or sections of transmission lines
[12] the act of joining or the state of being joined

Words related to Junction

juncture, crossing, intersection, confluence, terminal, gathering, alliance, tie-in, concatenation, seam, reunion, pivot, dovetail, union, conjugation, concourse, combine, attachment, meeting, node

Words nearby Junction

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Origin of Junction

1705–15; < Latin junctiōn- (stem of junctiō ), equivalent to junct(us ), past participle of jungere to join (jung- join + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Words that may be confused with Junction

junction, juncture, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Junction

junc·tion·al , adjective
in·ter·junc·tion , noun
junc′ tion•al adj.

Word origin for Junction

C18: from Latin junctiō a joining, from junctus joined, from jungere to join

Synonyms for Junction

confluence, crossing, intersection, juncture, terminal, alliance, annexation, articulation, assemblage, attachment, bond, coalition, coherence, collocation, combination, combine, concatenation, concourse, conjugation, consolidation, convergence, coupling, crossroads, dovetail, elbow, gathering, gore, hinge, hookup, interface, joining, joint, knee, link, meeting, miter, mortise, node, pivot, plug-in, reunion, seam, splice, tie-in, tie-up, union, weld, concursion, linking