junction

== English == === Etymology === From Latin iūnctiō (“union, joining, uniting”), from iungō (“join, attach together”). Equivalent to join +‎ -tion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/ Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən === 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. (rail transport) A place where two or more railways or railroads 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. (computing, Microsoft Windows) A kind of symbolic link to a directory. (programming) In the Raku programming language, a construct representing a composite of several values connected by an operator. (electronics) electrical junction: a point or area where multiple conductors or semiconductors make physical contact. (figurative) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:junction ==== Antonyms ==== See Thesaurus:junction ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Bengali: জংশন (joṅśon) → Japanese: ジャンクション ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== crossroad intersection juncture === Verb === junction (third-person singular simple present junctions, present participle junctioning, simple past and past participle junctioned) (of roads or tracks) To form a junction.