junction

(jŭngk'shən)
n.

1. The act or process of joining or the condition of being joined.
2. A place where two things join or meet, especially a place where two roads or railway routes come together and one terminates.
3. A transition layer or boundary between two different materials or between physically different regions in a single material, especially:
   1. A connection between conductors or sections of a transmission line.
   2. The interface between two different semiconductor regions in a semiconductor device.
   3. A mechanical or alloyed contact between different metals or other materials, as in a thermocouple.

[Latin iūnctiō, iūnctiōn-, from iūnctus, past participle of iungere, to join.]

junctional junc'tion·al adj.

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The point at which two elements make contact. In a transistor, a junction is the point where an N-type material makes contact with a P-type material.

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noun

1. The act or fact of coming together: concourse, confluence, convergence, gathering, meeting. See connect.
2. A point or position at which two or more things are joined: connection, coupling, joint, juncture, seam, union. See connect.

Contact or connection between two or more wires or cables. The area where the p-type material and n-type material meet in a semiconductor.

IN BRIEF: A point of meeting.

They set up their lemonade stand at the junction of the two roads.

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Pertaining to a junction or join.

• j. complex — an attachment point between epithelial cells composed of a number of complex structures, including desmosomes and gap junctions.
• j. diversity — the diversity in the amino acid sequence of antibodies is, in part, due to the different amino acid sequences generated at the junctions of the variable and constant regions.
• j. mechanobullous disease — inherited defect of skin in Belgian foals, Angus and Simmental calves, Suffolk and South Dorset lambs. See epidermolysis bullosa.

(jungk'shən)
n

A place of coming together, or union.

For a list of words related to junction, see:

• Parts, Practices, and Argot - junction: intersection of two tracks or lines
• Roadways and Driving - junction: intersection of roads, often where one terminates

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forbindelse, forening, forbindelsespunkt, forbindelsessted, mødested, skiftestation, jernbaneknudepunkt, samlestykke, knude

idioms:

• junction box    samledåse, tilslutningsdåse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbinding, het verbinden, pn-overgang, knooppunt

Français (French)
n. - jonction, (GB) bifurcation, carrefour, confluent, embranchement, raccordement (de tuyaux), gare de jonction

idioms:

• junction box    (Élec) boîte de dérivation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verbindung, Anschlußstelle, Zusammenfluß, Knotenpunkt, Kreuzung

idioms:

• junction box    Verteilerkasten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συμβολή, διασταύρωση, διακλάδωση, οδικός ή συγκοινωνιακός κόμβος, σημείο συμβολής ή συνένωσης, (ηλεκτρ.) σύνδεση, γεφύρωμα

idioms:

• junction box    (ηλεκτρ.) κιβώτιο διανομής

Italiano (Italian)
unione, collegamento, raccordo stradale

idioms:

• junction box    muffola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - junção (f)

idioms:

• junction box    caixa (f) de derivação ou passagem (Eletr.)

Русский (Russian)
соединение, коалиция, точка пересечения, железнодорожный узел, перекресток

idioms:

• junction box    коллектор, соединительная муфта

Español (Spanish)
n. - conexión, junta, juntura, unión, nudo, cruce, empalme, entronque, confluencia de dos o más vías

idioms:

• junction box    caja de empalme

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knutpunkt, vägkorsning, järnvägsknut, förenande, förbindelse, koppling

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
连接, 交叉点, 会合处

idioms:

• junction box    接线箱, 分线盒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 連接, 交叉點, 會合處

idioms:

• junction box    接線箱, 分線盒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연합, 갈아타는 역

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 接合点, 交差点, 合流点, 連絡駅, 接合器, 接合, 連結, 連合

idioms:

• junction box    接続箱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اتصال, نقطه التقاء او تجمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיבור, צומת, מפגש‬

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