junction

noun

junc·tion ˈjəŋ(k)-shən How to pronounce junction (audio)

: an act of joining : the state of being joined

: a place or point of meeting

: an intersection of roads especially where one terminates

: a point (as in a thermocouple) at which dissimilar metals make contact

: an interface in a semiconductor device between regions with different electrical characteristics

: something that joins

junctional

ˈjəŋ(k)-shnəl

-shə-nᵊl

adjective

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

单词	conjunctions
释义	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 ˈjəŋ(k)-shnəl -shə-nᵊl adjective 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 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 gap junction box junction Josephson junction gap junction box junction Josephson 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 conjunctions noun plural of conjunction as in convergences the coming together of two or more things to the same point the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance convergences confluences combinations unifications convergencies consolidations meetings couplings connections joinings junctions junctures unions Antonyms & Near Antonyms divergences
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junction

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