JUNCTION


Meaning of JUNCTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjəŋ(k)-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin junction-, junctio, from jungere to join — more at yoke

Date: 1711

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

• junc·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

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