junction
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- noun
- /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
- Now the junction at 101 is cut off.
- a tight junction
- a neuromuscular junction
- a cartilaginous junction
Examples
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Just the other day, I was outside at the junction there, and I had removed my head cover.
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I thought we'd come to a junction by now.
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Right outside that door is a hallway with a T-junction.
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Malfunction at the junction.
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At the busy junction, cars and buses came from every direction, making it hard to cross the street.
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The junction of the two rivers created a beautiful landscape popular with hikers and photographers.
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If we meet at the junction of Elm Street and Maple Avenue, it will be easy for both of us to find.
Synonyms
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3.8
Joining things, people, or places to make one
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3.9
A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease
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4.3
The ability of systems or devices to link and share information
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7.9
A point where things are connected, like roads or ideas
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2.3
An act of bringing two people or things together to connect them
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Joining two things so they stay firmly together
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A group of things linked so they work together and change each other
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The way things are linked and affect each other
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The act of weaving things together to make a pattern
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Adding one thing to another so they are joined
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A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other
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9.9
A way of joining two things so they can send power or information
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7.5
The process when cells or organisms join to exchange genes
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7.0
Things twisted and woven together so they are closely connected
A connection between two things like pipes, cables, or train lines
A joining of ideas or words so they form a connected whole
A state in which things are twisted or woven closely together
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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An electronic part made from special material that makes signals stronger or turns them on and off
- Specialized
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A place where a nerve sends a signal to a muscle to make it move
- Specialized
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A boundary between two semiconductor parts that lets electric current flow one way
- Specialized
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A device that connects two wires or cables directly without plugs
- Specialized
A condition where nerves cannot send messages to muscles, causing weakness
- Specialized
The place where the tube that carries food from the throat meets the stomach
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An electrical part that changes a two-way flow of electricity into a one-way flow for power supplies
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A place where two different metal wires join and make a small electric signal to measure temperature
How Connected
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Morphology
Etymology
Junction comes from the old Latin root junct- meaning 'to join' and is related to the everyday word join. So junction can also mean the act of joining or connecting things, when two parts come together.