junction
noun
[ ˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n ]
• a point where two or more things are joined.
• "the junction of the two rivers"
Similar:
join,
joint,
intersection,
link,
bond,
weld,
seam,
coupling,
connection,
union,
juncture,
brace,
bracket,
hinge,
commissure,
suture,
synapse,
confluence,
convergence,
meeting,
meeting point,
conflux,
watersmeet,
sangam,
• 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"
Origin:
early 18th century (in junction (sense 3)): from Latin junctio(n- ), from jungere ‘to join’.
