junction
/ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
- A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
- The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.
- The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.
- A place where two or more railways or railroads meet.
- A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts.
- (of roads or tracks) To form a junction.
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