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junction

[ juhngk-shuhn ]

noun

  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.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  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.

    Synonyms:



junction

/ ˈʌŋʃə /

noun

  1. a place where several routes, lines, or roads meet, link, or cross each other

    a railway junction

  2. a point on a motorway where traffic may leave or join it
  3. electronics
    1. a contact between two different metals or other materials

      a thermocouple junction

    2. a transition region between regions of differing electrical properties in a semiconductor

      a p-n junction

  4. a connection between two or more conductors or sections of transmission lines
  5. the act of joining or the state of being joined
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԳپDzԲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲԳtDz· adjective
  • t·ܲԳtDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of junction1

First recorded in 1705–15; from Latin ܲԳپō- (stem of ܲԳپō ), equivalent to junct(us), past participle of jungere “to join” ( jung- join + -tus past participle suffix) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of junction1

C18: from Latin ܲԳپō a joining, from junctus joined, from jungere to join
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Synonym Study

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.
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The scene stretched from the borough's town hall up to the road's junction with New Street.

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The scene stretches from the borough's town hall up to the road's junction with New Street.

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Police said the Lambeg Road is closed in both directions with diversions in place at the junctions with Bells Lane and River Road.

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A dashcam video widely circulating online appears to show the moment the road caved in near a traffic junction.

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Cowcaddens Road, which was already reduced to one lane each way, has been shut to all westbound traffic from its junction with Port Dundas Road and West Nile Street.

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