junc·tion (j ngk sh n)n. 1. The act or process of joining or the condition of being joined. 2. A place where two things join or meet, especially a place where two roads or railway routes come together and one terminates. 3. A transition layer or boundary between two different materials or between physically different regions in a single material, especially: a. A connection between conductors or sections of a transmission line. b. The interface between two different semiconductor regions in a semiconductor device. c. A mechanical or alloyed contact between different metals or other materials, as in a thermocouple. [Latin i  ncti , inctin-, from inctus, past participle of iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]junc tion·al adj. |
junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃən]
n
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) Electronics
a. a contact between two different metals or other materials a thermocouple junction
b. a transition region between regions of differing electrical properties in a semiconductor a p-n junction
4. (Electronics) a connection between two or more conductors or sections of transmission lines
5. the act of joining or the state of being joined
[from Latin junctiō a joining, from junctus joined, from jungere to join]
junctional adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  junction - the place where two or more things come togetherinterchange - a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing - a junction where one street or road crosses another railway junction - a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross T-junction - a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T rotary, roundabout, traffic circle, circle - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| 2. | junction - the state of being joined together anastomosis, inosculation - a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous synapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters" unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" | |
| 3. |  junction - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is madeesophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium | |
| 4. | junction - something that joins or connects connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts" joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together barrier strip, junction barrier - a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs splice, splicing - a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice" thermojunction - a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears | |
| 5. | junction - an act of joining or adjoining things joining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" |
junction
noun crossroads, crossing, intersection, interchange, T-junction Follow the road to a junction and turn left.
Translations
junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃən]
A. N
2. (Brit) (= meeting place) [of roads] → cruce m, crucero m (LAm); [of railway lines] → empalme m; [of rivers] → confluencia f
junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n
(British) (= intersection) → carrefour m
(British) (= motorway exit) → sortie f
junction
n
(Rail) → Gleisanschluss m; (of roads) → Kreuzung f; (of rivers) → Zusammenfluss m; Clapham Junction → Claphamer Kreuz nt; Hamm is a big railway junction → Hamm ist ein großer Eisenbahnknotenpunkt
(Elec) → Anschlussstelle f
(act) → Verbindung f
junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃ/ən] n (Brit) (of roads) → bivio, incrocio (Rail) → nodo ferroviario
junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃ/ən] n (Brit) (of roads) → bivio, incrocio (Rail) → nodo ferroviario
junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃ/ən] n (Brit) (of roads) → bivio, incrocio (Rail) → nodo ferroviario
n junction [ˈdʒaŋkʃən]
a place at which things (eg railway lines) join a railway junction; There was an accident at the junction of Park Road and School Lane. verbinding, vereniging, saamvloeiing, sameloop, ineenvloeiing (riviere), aansluiting مُفْتَرَق طُرُق، مُلْتَقى طُرُق ж.п. възел křižovatka knudepunkt; vejkryds der Knotenpunkt, die Kreuzung συμβολή, κόμβος empalme ühenduskoht, (raudtee)sõlm محل تقاطع risteys jonction צֹמֶת @@@צוֹמֶת$$$ जंक्शन raskrižje csomópont persimpangan vegamót raccordo, incrocio 連絡駅 합류점, 교차점 susikirtimas, sandūra, mazgas dzelzceļa mezgls; (ceļu) krustojums persimpangan kruispunt veikryss; (jernbane)knutepunkt węzeł, skrzyżowanie junção joncţiune узел; перекрёсток križovatka križišče raskrsnica knutpunkt, järnvägs-, vägkorsning ชุมทาง; ทางแยก kavşak 平交道，十字路口交叉點, 彙合處 залізничний вузол; вузлова станція دو یا زیادہ اشیا کا نقطئہ اتصال chỗ giao nhau 交叉点, 汇合处
junction → وصلة křižovatka knudepunkt Kreuzung διασταύρωση cruce risteys carrefour raskrižje incrocio 交差点 교차로 kruising kryss połączenie cruzamento соединение korsning ทางแยก kavşak chỗ giao nhau 汇合处
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