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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JUNC'TION, n. [L. junctio, from jungo, to join.]
1. The act or operation of joining; as the junction of two armies or detachments.
2. Union; coalition; combination.
3. The place or point of union.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the place where two or more things come together
2: the state of being joined together [syn: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation]
3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction]
4: something that joins or connects [syn: junction, conjunction]
5: an act of joining or adjoining things [syn: junction, adjunction]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin junction-, junctio, from jungere to join — more at yoke Date: 1711 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a point at which two or more things are joined. 2 a place where two or more railway lines or roads meet, unite, or cross. 3 the act or an instance of joining. 4 Electronics a region of transition in a semiconductor between regions where conduction is mainly by electrons and regions where it is mainly by holes. Phrases and idioms: junction box a box containing a junction of electric cables etc. Etymology: L junctio (as JOIN)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Junction Junc"tion, n. [L. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to join: cf. F. jonction. See Join.] 1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths. 2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross. Junction plate (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint. Junction rails (Railroads), the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of track with another.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(junctions) A junction is a place where roads or railway lines join. (BRIT; in AM, usually use intersection) Follow the road to a junction and turn left... N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Joining, union, combination, connection, linking, coupling. 2. Juncture, joint, place of meeting.

Moby Thesaurus

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