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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary junc·tion ETYMOLOGY Latin junction-, junctio, from jungere to join — more at yoke DATE 1711 1. an act of joining : the state of being joined 2. a. a place or point of meeting b. an intersection of roads especially where one terminates c. a point (as in a thermocouple) at which dissimilar metals make contact d. an interface in a semiconductor device between regions with different electrical characteristics 3. something that joins English Etymology junction 1711, "act of joining," from L. junctionem (nom. junctio), noun of action from jungere "to join" (see jugular). Meaning "place where things meet" first attested 1841, originally in ref. to railroad tracks. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 junction junc·tion / 5dVQNkFn / noun1. (especially BrE) (NAmE usually inter·sec·tion) the place where ten or more roads or railway / railroad lines meet (公路或铁路的)交叉路口,汇合处,枢纽站: It was near the junction of City Road and Old Street. 那是在城市路与老街的交叉路口附近。 Come off the motorway at junction 6. 在 6 号交叉路口驶离高速公路。 2. a place where ten or more cables, rivers or other things meet or are joined (电缆的)主接点；(河流的)汇合处；接合点: a telephone junction box 电话分线盒 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English junction noun ADJ. busy | dangerous | motorway, road | railway PREP. at a/the ~ Turn off the motorway at junction 6. | ~ with The college is on the Manchester road, by the junction with the A5. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: CONCOURSE , concursion, confluence, gathering, meeting 2 Synonyms: JOINT 1, connection, coupling, joining, juncture, seam, unionWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged junc·tion I. \ˈjəŋ(k)shən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin junction-, junctio, from junctus (past participle of jungere to join) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at yoke 1. : the act or an instance of joining or meeting : the state of being joined < a junction of two armies > < operates a junction between the French spirit and German ideas and … culture — Matthew Arnold > 2. a. : a place or point of union or meeting < at the junction of two … fences — Thomas Hardy > b. or junction point : a place or point at which carrier lines meet or interchange traffic c. : an intersection of roads or highways especially where one of the highways terminates 3. : something that joins: as a. : junction box b. : a logical connective c. : a grammatical unit formed by qualified and qualifying terms (as “the red barn”) — compare nexus , rank II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to join at a junction |
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