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junction Definition


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junction
noun
    1. A place where roads or railway lines meet or cross; an intersection.
    2. A point of exit from, and access to, a motorway.
    3. electronics.
      The contact area between two or more semiconductor materials with different electrical properties.
    4. elec.
      The point at which wires or cables are connected.
    5. The process, an instance or a point of joining.
      Thesaurus: confluence, intersection, connection, coupling, juncture, joint, linking, seam, union, abutment, combination, interstice.
Etymology: 18c: from Latin junctio joining.



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