junction
pronunciation
How to pronounce junction in British English:
UK [ˈdʒʌŋkʃn]
How to pronounce junction in American English:
US [ˈdʒʌŋkʃn]
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- Noun:
- the place where two or more things come together
- the state of being joined together
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
- something that joins or connects
- an act of joining or adjoining things
Word Origin
- junction
- junction: see join
- junction (n.)
- 1711, "act of joining," from Latin iunctionem (nominative iunctio), noun of action from past participle stem of iungere "to join together" (see jugular). Meaning "place where things meet" first attested 1836, American English, originally in reference to railroad tracks.
Example
- 1. I had right of way at the junction .
- 2. Kirishima mountain is located in kagoshima and miyazaki junction .
- 3. Perchlorate solution kit for double junction electrode .
- 4. The crucial fact about the new epoch is that creativity needs hubs . Information networks need junction points .
- 5. It 's near clapham junction .