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junction

noun
/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/

Etymology

From Latin iūnctiō (“union, joining, uniting”), from iungō (“join, attach together”). Equivalent to join + -tion.

  1. derived from iūnctiō

Definitions

  1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined.

    • Their collaboration formed a fruitful junction of ideas.

  2. A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.

    • Turn left at the next road junction.

  3. A place where two or more railways or railroads meet.

    • The two rail lines meet at a major junction.
  4. ›+ 11 more definitions

    1. The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors,…

      The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.

    2. The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.

    3. A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts.

      • Even rolling news has junctions to meet - headlines on the hour or half-hour, or links to live events, for example.
      • Try to avoid becoming too predictable or repetitive, particularly at regular junctions.

    4. A kind of symbolic link to a directory.

    5. In the Raku programming language, a construct representing a composite of several values…

      In the Raku programming language, a construct representing a composite of several values connected by an operator.

    6. electrical junction

      electrical junction: a point or area where multiple conductors or semiconductors make physical contact.

    7. To form a junction.

      • critical junction
      • symbolic junction
      • The company is at a critical junction in its development.

    8. A village in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States.

    9. A city, the county seat of Kimble County, Texas, United States.

    10. A small town, the county seat of Piute County, Utah, United States.

    11. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Derived

abjunction, adherens junction, annular gap junction, Apache Junction, Archdale Junction, Battersby Junction, Bondi Junction, box junction, break junction, Brunswick Junction, Burren Junction, burrowing junction, Carstairs Junction, cavoatrial junction, cavo-atrial junction, cell-cell junction, cell junction, Chard Junction, Clapham Junction, cross junction, Davis Junction, depletion junction, diamond junction, dysjunction, Effingham Junction, Essex Junction, flat junction, flying junction, gap junction, Grand Junction, Halwill Junction, heterojunction, Holliday junction, homojunction, Hopewell Junction, Horbury Junction, Josephson junction, junctional, junction box, junction canal · +52 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at junction. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at junction. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at junction

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA