Junctional


[juhngk-shuh n] /ˈdʒʌŋk ʃən/

noun
1.
an act of ; combining.
2.
the state of being ; union.
3.
a place or point where two or more things are , as a seam or joint.
4.
a place or point where two or more things meet or converge.
5.
a place or station where railroad lines meet, cross, or diverge.
6.
an intersection of streets, highways, or roads.
7.
something that other things together:
He used the device as a junction between the branch circuit and the main power lines.
/ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
noun
1.
a place where several routes, lines, or roads meet, link, or cross each other: a railway junction
2.
a point on a motorway where traffic may leave or join it
3.
(electronics)

4.
a connection between two or more conductors or sections of transmission lines
5.
the act of joining or the state of being joined
n.

1711, “act of joining,” from Latin iunctionem (nominative iunctio), noun of action from past participle stem of iungere “to join together” (see jugular). Meaning “place where things meet” first attested 1836, American English, originally in reference to railroad tracks.

junction junc·tion (jŭngk’shən)
n.

junc’tion·al adj.

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