junction
[ juhngk-shuhn ]
/ ˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /
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noun
SYNONYMS FOR junction
7 connection.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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synonym study for junction
7. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM junction
junc·tion·al, adjectivein·ter·junc·tion, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH junction
junction , juncture (see synonym study at the current entry)Words nearby junction
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British Dictionary definitions for junction
junction
/ (ˈdʒʌŋkʃən) /
noun
a place where several routes, lines, or roads meet, link, or cross each othera railway junction
a point on a motorway where traffic may leave or join it
electronics
- a contact between two different metals or other materialsa thermocouple junction
- a transition region between regions of differing electrical properties in a semiconductora 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
Derived forms of junction
junctional, adjectiveWord Origin for junction
C18: from Latin junctiō a joining, from junctus joined, from jungere to join
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Medical definitions for junction
junction
[ jŭngk′shən ]
n.
The act or process of joining or the condition of being joined.
A place where two things join or meet, especially a place where two things come together and one terminates.
A transition layer or boundary between two different materials or between physically different regions in a single material.
Other words from junction
junc′tion•al adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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