junction
The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
“Their collaboration formed a fruitful junction of ideas.”
A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
“Turn left at the next road junction.”
A place where two or more railways or railroads meet.
“The two rail lines meet at a major junction.”
The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.
Verb 1 meaning
To form a junction.
“critical junction”
Etymology
From Latin iūnctiō (“union, joining, uniting”), from iungō (“join, attach together”). Equivalent to join + -tion.
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JUNCTION at a glance
JUNCTION has 8 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (J 8 + U 1 + N 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 23 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,687 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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