junc·tion | \ ˈjəŋ(k)-shən 
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\Definition of junction
1 : an act of joining : the state of being joined
2a : 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
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Other Words from junction
junctional \ ˈjəŋ(k)-shnəl , -shə-nᵊl \ adjective
\ adjective
Examples of junction in a Sentence
a junction of nerves and muscle
the junction of Route 12 and Route 87
Recent Examples on the Web The woman was walking along the west curb on Camino Del Rio West, north of the junction of Sports Arena Boulevard and Rosecrans Street, about 3 a.m. when she was hit.
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David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Woman badly hurt in hit-and-run crash in Midway District," 6 Dec. 2020 Detroit Institute of Bagels, Detroit Corktown bagel and coffee junction Detroit Institute of Bagels at 1236 Michigan Ave.
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, "Here are some metro Detroit businesses that closed in 2020," 28 Dec. 2020 The junction, formerly known as the Circle Interchange, has been rated as the biggest bottleneck for truck drivers in the nation by the Federal Highway Administration.
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Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, "Final four ramps to open as Jane Byrne Interchange construction shifts to mainline Kennedy and Dan Ryan," 11 Dec. 2020 As part of the improvements at the Route 28 interchange — the corridor’s busiest junction after the Beltway — four traffic signals between Westfields Boulevard and Route 29 in Centreville were removed to help reduce traffic backups.
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Washington Post, "I-66 is expanding amid a pandemic, and toll lanes are two years away. Commuters already are seeing the changes.," 5 Dec. 2020 His son said his father’s early research elucidated the mechanisms of myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disorder, and developed instrumentation and techniques for studying the neuromuscular junction.
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Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Dr. Richard J. Johns, Johns Hopkins biomedical engineer, dies," 4 Dec. 2020 The golden statue is the latest addition to Ashgabat's growing collection of monuments, joining a gold-coated statue of President Berdymukhamedov himself seated on a horse mounted on a white marble cliff, built at another major junction in 2015.
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Helen Regan, CNN, "Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader unveils huge golden dog statue in the capital," 13 Nov. 2020 Turn left and go 1.5 miles to a T junction; veer left to stay on FR152C.
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, "Hidden Sedona hike: Get red-rock views galore on this less-known route. Here's how," 5 Nov. 2020 This set off a series of explosions outlining where the baseball field will be in the huge stadium in Mission Valley at the junction of Murphy Canyon Road and Friars Road, north of U.S. 80.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: Mission Valley stadium construction began with a bang in 1965," 18 Dec. 2020
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junction
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of junction
: a place where two things join
: a place where roads or railroad lines come together
British : a road or ramp that you use when getting off a highway
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junction
nounjunc·tion | \ ˈjəŋk-shən \
\Kids Definition of junction
1 : a place or point where two or more things meet
2 : an act of joining
junction
nounjunc·tion | \ ˈjəŋ(k)-shən \
\Medical 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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