A junction is a place where roads or railway lines join.
[British]
Follow the road to a junction and turn left.
Leave the M1 at junction 25.
There's a good British Rail link at Clapham Junction.
regional note: in AM, usually use intersection
Synonyms: crossroads, crossing, intersection, interchange More Synonyms of junction
More Synonyms of junction
junction in British English
(ˈdʒʌŋkʃən)
noun
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
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.
a connection between two or more conductors or sections of transmission lines
5.
the act of joining or the state of being joined
Derived forms
junctional (ˈjunctional)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from Latin junctiō a joining, from junctus joined, from jungere to join
junction in American English
(ˈdʒʌŋkʃən)
noun
1.
a joining or being joined
2.
a place or point of joining or crossing, as of highways or railroads
3.
an interface between materials having different characteristics, as the pn junction in a semiconductoror the boundary between two metals in a thermocouple
They were at what appeared a junction of several tracks.
Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR (2002)
At the junction, I paused, eyes flicking from side to side, trying to spot Kevin's contact.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
Almost lightly, he stepped down on to the path and led the way along to the junction of the paths.
Lyall, Francis A DEATH IN TIME (2002)
His gaze, locked on the curls at the junction of her thighs, lifted to her eyes.
Stephanie Laurens ON A WICKED DAWN (2002)
In other languages
junction
British English: junction /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ NOUN
A junction is a place where roads or railway lines join.
Turn left at the junction.
American English: junction
Arabic: مُلْتَقَى طُرُقٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: cruzamento
Chinese: 汇合处
Croatian: raskrižje
Czech: křižovatka
Danish: knudepunkt
Dutch: kruising
European Spanish: cruce
Finnish: risteys
French: carrefour
German: Kreuzung
Greek: διασταύρωση
Italian: incrocio crocevia
Japanese: 交差点
Korean: 교차로
Norwegian: kryss
Polish: połączenie styk
European Portuguese: cruzamento
Romanian: intersecție
Russian: пересечение
Latin American Spanish: cruce
Swedish: korsning
Thai: ทางแยก
Turkish: kavşak
Ukrainian: роздоріжжя
Vietnamese: chỗ giao nhau
All related terms of 'junction'
pn junction
the boundary between two regions in a single crystal of a semiconductor : one region contains an electron acceptor and the other an electron donor
T-junction
If you arrive at a T-junction , the road that you are on joins at right angles to another road, so that you have to turn either left or right to continue .
box junction
(in Britain) a road junction having yellow cross-hatching painted on the road surface. Vehicles may only enter the hatched area when their exit is clear
junction box
an earthed enclosure within which wires or cables can be safely connected
p-n junction
a boundary between a p-type and n-type semiconductor that functions as a rectifier and is used in diodes and junction transistors
alloyed junction
a semiconductor junction used in some junction transistors and formed by alloying metal contacts , functioning as emitter and collector regions, to a wafer of semiconductor that acts as the base region
diffused junction
a semiconductor junction formed by diffusing acceptor or donor impurity atoms into semiconductor material to form regions of p-type or n-type conductivity
Josephson junction
a low-power, high-speed electronic switching device consisting of a thin insulator between two superconducting metals: it operates at a temperature near absolute zero
spaghetti junction
an interchange , usually between motorways , in which there are a large number of underpasses and overpasses and intersecting roads used by a large volume of high-speed traffic
junction transistor
a bipolar transistor consisting of two p-n junctions combined to form either an n-p-n or a p-n-p transistor, having the three electrodes , the emitter , base, and collector
radio-controlled junction
A radio-controlled junction is a piece of equipment used to control underground pipelines which connect oil tanks .
Chinese translation of 'junction'
junction
(ˈdʒʌŋkʃən) (Brit)
n(c)
[of roads]交叉点(點) (jiāochādiǎn) (个(個), gè)
美 = intersection
(Rail) 联(聯)轨(軌)点(點) (liánguǐdiǎn) (个(個), gè)
1 (noun)
Definition
a place where roads or railway lines meet, link, or cross each other
Follow the road to a junction and turn left.
Synonyms
crossroads
crossing
intersection
at the intersection of two main canals
interchange
T-junction
2 (noun)
Synonyms
connection
Check radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections.
union
Norway's union with Denmark in the late fourteenth century
coupling
linking
joint
Cut the stem just below a leaf joint.
alliance
The two parties were still too much apart to form an alliance.
combination
The company's chief executive has proposed a merger or other business combination.
seam
The seam of her tunic was split from armpit to hem.
juncture
But isn't it sad if we can't show junctures where people have the same experiences.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of alliance
Definition
a formal relationship between two or more countries or political parties to work together
The two parties were still too much apart to form an alliance.
Synonyms
union,
league,
association,
agreement,
marriage,
connection,
combination,
coalition,
treaty,
partnership,
federation,
pact,
compact,
confederation,
affinity,
affiliation,
confederacy,
concordat
in the sense of combination
Definition
the act of combining or state of being combined
The company's chief executive has proposed a merger or other business combination.
Synonyms
association,
union,
alliance,
coalition,
merger,
federation,
consortium,
unification,
syndicate,
confederation,
cartel,
confederacy,
cabal
in the sense of intersection
Definition
a point at which things intersect, esp. a road junction
at the intersection of two main canals
Synonyms
junction,
crossing,
crossroads
Synonyms of 'junction'
junction
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of joint
Definition
a junction of two or more parts or objects
Cut the stem just below a leaf joint.
Synonyms
junction,
union,
link,
connection,
knot,
brace,
bracket,
seam,
hinge,
weld,
linkage,
intersection,
node,
articulation,
nexus
in the sense of juncture
But isn't it sad if we can't show junctures where people have the same experiences.
Synonyms
junction,
link,
bond,
edge,
connection,
seam,
weld,
convergence,
intersection
in the sense of seam
Definition
a ridge or line made by joining two edges
The seam of her tunic was split from armpit to hem.
Synonyms
joint,
closure,
suture
in the sense of union
Definition
the act of merging two or more things to become one, or the state of being merged in such a way
Norway's union with Denmark in the late fourteenth century