junction
noun
junc·tion ˈjəŋ(k)-shən 
1
: an act of joining : the state of being joined
2
a
: a place or point of meeting
b
: an intersection of roads especially where one terminates
c
: a point (as in a thermocouple) at which dissimilar metals make contact
d
: an interface in a semiconductor device between regions with different electrical characteristics
3
: something that joins
junctional adjective
ˈjəŋ(k)-shnəl
-shə-nᵊl 
Synonyms
- connection
- coupling
- join
- joining
- joint
- jointure
- juncture
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
a junction of nerves and muscle the junction of Route 12 and Route 87
Recent Examples on the Web Friday, the Audubon Society received a call from a father who had lost his son near the summit of Bald Mountain in the Monadnock Region, last seeing him at 1 p.m. near the junction of the Tamposi and Spur trails, the statement said. 
BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Continue north on Stirrup for another 0.7 miles and pick up the loop at its north junction. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2022 To find the Soapstone Trailhead, take Oregon 53 south from its junction with U.S. 26, found about nine miles east of U.S. 101. oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2022 The start of the Goat Trail is well worn and easy to see at this junction. Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2021 Hustle, which is currently in post-production, is produced by Happy Madison Productions in junction with LeBron James' The SpringHill Company and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 1 Sep. 2021 In November 2019 some one thousand young pro-democracy protesters occupied the campus of Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University, which is located at a crucial junction of two highways and the cross-harbor tunnel. Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 The 17-acre care center is fenced off from a quiet street at a key junction on the road to the capital. Whitney Leaming, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 Newark is a critical New York-area junction in United's flight network and has consistently been among the US airports with the most delays and cancellations. Gregory Wallace, CNN, 23 June 2022 See More
BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Continue north on Stirrup for another 0.7 miles and pick up the loop at its north junction. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2022 To find the Soapstone Trailhead, take Oregon 53 south from its junction with U.S. 26, found about nine miles east of U.S. 101. oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2022 The start of the Goat Trail is well worn and easy to see at this junction. Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2021 Hustle, which is currently in post-production, is produced by Happy Madison Productions in junction with LeBron James' The SpringHill Company and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 1 Sep. 2021 In November 2019 some one thousand young pro-democracy protesters occupied the campus of Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University, which is located at a crucial junction of two highways and the cross-harbor tunnel. Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 The 17-acre care center is fenced off from a quiet street at a key junction on the road to the capital. Whitney Leaming, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 Newark is a critical New York-area junction in United's flight network and has consistently been among the US airports with the most delays and cancellations. Gregory Wallace, CNN, 23 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin junction-, junctio, from jungere to join — more at yoke
First Known Use
1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing junction
Kids Definition
junction
noun
junc·tion ˈjəŋk-shən
1
: a place or point where two or more things meet
2
: an act of joining
Medical Definition
junction
noun
junc·tion ˈjəŋ(k)-shən
: a place or point of meeting
the structure of the synaptic junction as revealed by electron microscopy
see neuromuscular junction junction
noun
1
as in intersection
a place where two or more things are united situated at the junction of several major railways, the city has long been a transportation hub Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- intersection
- juncture
- confluence
- joint
- coupling
- joining
- join
- connection
- jointure
- interconnection
- link
- nexus
- tie
- suture
- abutment
- seam
- articulation
- attachment
- meeting
- union
- concourse
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gap
- separation
- fissure
- rift
- crack
- crevice
- cleft
2
as in merging
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one the junction of the coalition's two military forces has not been without problems Synonyms & Similar Words
- merging
- unification
- merger
- connecting
- consolidation
- coupling
- linking
- connection
- amalgamation
- combining
- union
- fusion
- combination
- synthesis
- mixture
- blend
- coalescence
- reunification
- mix
- compounding
- agglomeration
- intermixture
- mingling
- reunion
- intermingling
- commingling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- division
- partition
- split
- dissolution
- disconnection
- schism
- parting
- breakup
- separation
- detachment
- scission
- disunion
- severance
- divorcement
3
as in corner
a place where roads meet the town finally installed a traffic light at that busy junction Synonyms & Similar Words
- intersection
- corner
- crossing
- crossroad
- roundabout
- interchange
- underpass
- carrefour
- overpass
- cloverleaf
- crossway(s)
- rotary
- traffic circle
- circle
