junction
noun
junc·tion
ˈjəŋ(k)-shən 
1
: an act of joining : the state of being joined
2
a
: a place or point of meeting
b
: an intersection of roads especially where one terminates
c
: a point (as in a thermocouple) at which dissimilar metals make contact
d
: an interface in a semiconductor device between regions with different electrical characteristics
3
: something that joins
Examples of junction in a Sentence
a junction of nerves and muscle
the junction of Route 12 and Route 87
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Billionaire Hushang Ansary has lived his life at the junction of money and power.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
In Eternity, a new romantic fantasy from director and co-writer David Freyne, Olsen plays Joan, a woman who finds herself at the junction of the afterlife in a tricky position.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Each junction behaves slightly differently, forming a complex 3D network that is impossible to exactly replicate.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for junction
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junction. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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junction
noun
junc·tion
ˈjəŋ(k)-shən
1
: an act of joining : the state of being joined
2
: a place or point of meeting
a railroad junction
Medical Definition
junction
noun
junc·tion
ˈjəŋ(k)-shən
: a place or point of meeting
the structure of the synaptic junction as revealed by electron microscopy
see neuromuscular junction
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