junction

junction Definition

junc·tion (juŋk′s̸hən)

noun

a joining or being joined
a place or point of joining or crossing, as of highways or railroads
an interface between materials having different characteristics, as the pn junction in a semiconductor or the boundary between two metals in a thermocouple

Etymology: L junctio < jungere, to join

junction Related Forms

junc′·tional adjective

junction Synonyms

A meeting
joining, coupling, linkage; see joint 1, union 1.
A place of meeting, especially of roads
crossroads, confluence, terminal, collocation, crossing, four corners, intersection, interchange, traffic circle, rotary, roundabout (British); see also crossing 1.

junction Usage Examples

Possessives

Converse of object

signalize: Stay on Trentham Road until you reach the traffic signalized junction which sits on the southern entrance to Stanley Matthews Way.
signpost: In 1983 the BCN Society, under the then Chairman John Phillips, undertook to signpost the main junctions.

Adjective modifier

neuromuscular: The place where muscle and nerve meet is called a ' neuromuscular junction ' ( NJ ).
m1: M1 junction 42 and M62 junction 29, the crossing point of two of the country's busiest motorways.
staggered: There is a staggered junction here; turn right then left.
separated: We're dual carriageway again, with grade separated junctions for the moment.
signal-controlled: The plan was revised so that the roundabout would be replaced by a signal-controlled junction.
triangular: Bedlay North Junction Top This was the northern junction on the triangular junction between the Bedlay branch and the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railroad.

Modifies a noun

21a: From the North/North East: M6 southbound to junction 21A with M62.
11a: Leave this motorway at junction 11a and follow the signs for Cirencester.
23a: Travel from the M1 is easiest using the new Junction 23A onto the Derby bypass and following signs for the A50.
4a: The M3 can be accessed at nearby junction 4a.
diode: The diode model can be used for either junction diodes or Schottky barrier diodes.

Noun used with modifier

T: Each device connects to the LAN using a T junction to a single [ logical ] cable which forms the bus itself.
motorway: From the motorway junction to Keele the journey time is about 20-25 minutes.
spaghetti: So forget about navigating your way around spaghetti junction and let Chiltern Railways take you to the carnival on one of our regular services.
adherens: Cell adherens junctions are points of cell-cell contact, mediated by the extracellular interactions of cadherin molecules.
pn: The pn junction diode D1 allows the flow of conventional current from left to right only.
splice: The intron database can be searched for patterns near the splice junctions.

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