junction

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.

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.

(jungk'shən)
n

A place of coming together, or union.

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.

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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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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