JUNCTION Definition & Meaning

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junction

[ juhngk-shuhn ]

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noun

an act of joining; combining.
the state of being joined; union.
a place or point where two or more things are joined, as a seam or joint.
Synonyms: , , ,
a place or point where two or more things meet or converge.
a place or station where railroad lines meet, cross, or diverge.
an intersection of streets, highways, or roads.
something that joins other things together:
He used the device as a junction between the branch circuit and the main power lines.
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junction

/ ˈ��ʌŋ��ʃə�� /

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
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
a connection between two or more conductors or sections of transmission lines
the act of joining or the state of being joined

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Derived Forms

ˈ��ܲԳ��پ��ǲԲ��, adjective

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��ܲԳ�t��ǲ�·�� adjective
��t��·��ܲԳ�t��ǲ� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of junction¹

First recorded in 1705–15; from Latin ��ܲԳ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ܲԳ��پ�ō ), equivalent to junct(us), past participle of jungere “to join” ( jung- join + -tus past participle suffix) + -��ō��- -ion

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of junction¹

C18: from Latin ��ܲԳ��پ�ō 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 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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We have managed to establish the location from two buildings seen in the footage which match buildings we see on Google Maps at a junction just over 1km from the presidential palace.

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