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junction - the place where two or more things come together |
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place,
spot,
topographic point an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
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interchange mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
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carrefour,
crossing,
crossroad,
crossway,
intersection traveling across
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railway junction a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross
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t-junction a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T
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circle,
rotary,
roundabout,
traffic circle any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
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junction - something that joins or connects |
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conjunction |
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connecter,
connection,
connective,
connector,
connexion shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
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contact,
tangency close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
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joint marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
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barrier strip,
junction barrier a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs
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splice,
splicing a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice"
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thermojunction a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears
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junction - the state of being joined together |
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conjunction,
conjugation,
colligation |
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unification,
union the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
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anastomosis,
inosculation a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
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synapse the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"
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junction - an act of joining or adjoining things |
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adjunction |
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connection,
connexion,
joining shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
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