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Definition of junction
1 : an act of joining : the state of being joined
2a : a place or point of meetingb : an intersection of roads especially where one terminatesc : a point (as in a thermocouple) at which dissimilar metals make contactd : an interface in a semiconductor device between regions with different electrical characteristics
3 : something that joins
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Examples of junction in a Sentence
a junction of nerves and muscle
the junction of Route 12 and Route 87
Recent Examples of junction from the Web
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The slowmotion train-wreck that is Italy’s banking system rumbled through another junction Tuesday, as the EU approved a 5.4 billion euro bailout of Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the biggest and most problematic of the country’s problem banks.
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The Washington State Patrol said a motorcyclist was heading south on I-5 at the I-90 junction about 9 a.m. Tuesday when the crash occurred.
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Columbia's totality begins at 2:41 p.m. Viewing sites include the S.C. State Museum, Sesquicentennial State Park near the junction of Interstates 20-77 and the S.C. State Fairgrounds.
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The work will lead to the closure of Hebron Avenue from the junction of the roundabout at New London Turnpike to Concord Street possibly by as early as Wednesday.
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Fewer than 100 members of the 1st Delaware cavalry arrived on June 28, 1863, from Baltimore to guard the rail and road junction in Westminster, according to the town's website.
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Riverjack worked only when a library junction was viewed in Explorer.
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Highway 300 south of Reggio at the junction of Highway 46 is also closed to traffic due to tidal water on the roadway.
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Junctions with Highway 518 to the airport and I-405 to Renton will remain open. •
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Origin and Etymology of junction
Latin junction-, junctio, from jungere to join — more at yoke
JUNCTION Defined for English Language Learners
junction
playDefinition of junction for English Language Learners
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: a place where two things join
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: a place where roads or railroad lines come together
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: a road or ramp that you use when getting off a highway
JUNCTION Defined for Kids
junction
playDefinition of junction for Students
1 : a place or point where two or more things meet
2 : an act of joining
Medical Dictionary
junction
playMedical Definition of junction
: a place or point of meeting the structure of the synaptic junction as revealed by electron microscopy—see neuromuscular junction
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