junction

Meaning of junction

noun
  1. a point where two or more things are joined.
    the junction of the two rivers
  2. a region of transition in a semiconductor between a part where conduction is mainly by electrons and a part where it is mainly by holes.
  3. the action or fact of joining or being joined.
    the vena cava is formed by the junction of three veins
    the junction of two roundels produces a triangular space

early 18th century (in junction (sense 3)): from Latin junctio(n- ), from jungere ‘to join’.

Information about junction

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of junction is: junctions.
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Hyphenation of junction

junc-tion

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • junction is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

junction synonyms

Meaning conjunction:

conjunction, conjugation, colligation

Meaning articulation:

articulation, join, joint, juncture

Meaning adjunction:

adjunction

Meaning a point at which two or more things intersect, especially a road junction:

intersection

Meaning a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other:

link

Meaning a relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences:

bond

Meaning a welded joint:

weld

Meaning a line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article:

seam

Meaning a device for connecting parts of machinery:

coupling

Meaning a relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else:

connection

Meaning the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context:

union

Meaning a device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support:

brace

Meaning each of a pair of marks ( ) [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context:

bracket

Meaning a movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes or which connects linked objects:

hinge

Meaning the joint between two bones:

commissure

Meaning a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision:

suture

Meaning a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter:

synapse

Meaning the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width:

confluence

Meaning the process or state of converging:

convergence

Meaning an assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion:

meeting

Meaning another term for confluence:

conflux

Meaning a place where two streams meet:

watersmeet

Translation of junction

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