junction
n.
intersection; crossing; connection; point of convergence, meeting point, place where two things meet and cross (roads, rivers, etc.); interface in a semiconductor device (Electrical)
Junction
Junction may refer to:
Junction (traffic) where several traffic routes cross:
junction (rail), a railroad/railway junction
Intersection (road), a road junction
Interchange (road), a motorway junction
The Junction, a Toronto neighbourhood
The Junction (band)cell junction, in biology
NTFS junction point, in computing
p-n junction, in semiconductor electronicsa
thermoelectric junction
Junction (Dune), a fictional planet in the
Dune universea Guardian Force junction or status junction in the game
Final Fantasy VIIIJunction Broadband, a broadband service provider in the
United Statesjunctions, a construct of the computer language
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junction
Noun
1. the place where two or more things come together
(hypernym) topographic point, place, spot
(hyponym) interchange
2. the state of being joined together
(synonym) conjunction, conjugation, colligation
(hypernym) union, unification
(hyponym) anastomosis, inosculation
3. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
(synonym) articulation, join, joint, juncture
(hypernym) connection, connexion, link
(hyponym) esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction
4. something that joins or connects
(synonym) conjunction
(hypernym) connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
(hyponym) contact, tangency
5. an act of joining or adjoining things
(synonym) adjunction
(hypernym) joining, connection, connexion
(derivation) join, bring together
Junction
(n.)
The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.
(n.)
The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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