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Webster 1913 Edition
Junction
1.
The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition;
as, the
junction
of two armies or detachments; the junction
of paths.2.
The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.
Junction plate
(Boilers)
, a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint.
– Junction rails
(Railroads)
, the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of track with another.
Webster 1828 Edition
Junction
JUNC'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act or operation of joining; as the junction of two armies or detachments.2.
Union; coalition; combination.3.
The place or point of union.Definition 2024
junction
junction
English
Noun
junction (plural junctions)
- The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
- A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
- The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.
- (nautical) The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.
- (radio, television) A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts.
- 2007, Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook (page 336)
- Even rolling news has junctions to meet - headlines on the hour or half-hour, or links to live events, for example.
- 2010, Peter Stewart, Essential Radio Skills: How to Present a Radio Show
- Try to avoid becoming too predictable or repetitive, particularly at regular junctions.
- 2007, Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook (page 336)
- (computing, Microsoft Windows) A kind of symbolic link to a directory.
Synonyms
- (place where two things meet): intersection
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Translations
the act of joining
a place where two things meet
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