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junc·tion  (jngkshn)

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.

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[Latin incti, inctin-, from inctus, past participle of iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

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junction·al adj.

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junction

Noun

a place where roads or railway lines meet, link, or cross each other [Latin junctio a joining]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	junction - the place where two or more things come together interchange - 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 colligation, conjugation, conjunction 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 made join, articulation, joint, juncture esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium connexion, link, connection - a connecting shape
	4.	junction - something that joins or connects conjunction 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 adjunction 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"

Translations

junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n (BRIT) [of roads] → cruce m;

(RAIL) → empalme m

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junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n (Brit) [of roads]; carrefour m [of rails]; embranchement m

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junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃən] (Brit) n → Kreuzung f;

(Rail) → Gleisanschluss m

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junction [ˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n (BRIT) [of roads] → incrocio; [of rails] → nodo ferroviario