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junction

Syllabification: (junc·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˈjəNGkSHən/

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Definition of junction

noun

  • 1a point where two or more things are joined:the junction of the two rivers
  • a place where two or more roads or railroad lines meet.
  • 2 Electronics a region of transition in a semiconductor between a part where conduction is mainly by electrons and a part where it is mainly by holes.
  • 3the action or fact of joining or being joined.

Derivatives

junctional

Pronunciation: /-SHənl/

adjective

Origin:

early 18th century (junction (sense 3)): from Latin junctio(n-), from jungere 'to join'

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