junctions
Meaning of junctions
plural noun
- a point where two or more things are joined.
the junction of the two rivers
- a region of transition in a semiconductor between a part where conduction is mainly by electrons and a part where it is mainly by holes.
- the action or fact of joining or being joined.
the vena cava is formed by the junction of three veins
the junction of two roundels produces a triangular space
early 18th century (in junction (sense 3)): from Latin junctio(n- ), from jungere ‘to join’.
Information about junctions
- It is a name.
- The singular form of junctions is: junction.
- Languages in which junctions is used:
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Hyphenation of junctions
junc-tions
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- junctions is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
junctions synonyms
Meaning a place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together:
Meaning a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined:
Meaning a point at which two or more things intersect, especially a road junction:
Meaning a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other:
Meaning a relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences:
Meaning a welded joint:
Meaning a line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article:
Meaning a device for connecting parts of machinery:
Meaning a relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else:
Meaning the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context:
Meaning a particular point in events or time:
Meaning a device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support:
Meaning each of a pair of marks ( ) [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context:
Meaning a movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes or which connects linked objects:
Meaning the joint between two bones:
Meaning a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision:
Meaning a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter:
Meaning the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width:
Meaning the process or state of converging:
Meaning an assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion:
Meaning another term for confluence:
Meaning a place where two streams meet:
Words that rhyme with junctions
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