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junctions

junctions is the plural of junction.

Meaning of junction

Noun

junction (plural junctions)

  1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
    • Their collaboration formed a fruitful junction of ideas.
    Synonyms:
    juncture
  2. A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
    • Turn left at the next road junction.
    Synonyms:
    juncture
  3. A place where two or more railways or railroads meet.
    • The two rail lines meet at a major junction.
  4. The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.
  5. The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.
  6. A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts.
    • Even rolling news has junctions to meet - headlines on the hour or half-hour, or links to live events, for example.2007, Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook, page 336

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Phrases with junctions

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Questions about junctions

What is junctions the plural of?
Junctions is the plural of junction.

Words near junctions in the dictionary

  1. junctioned
  2. junctioning
  3. junctionless
  4. junctionopathies
  5. junctionopathy
  6. junctions
  7. junctive
  8. junctives
  9. junctophilin
  10. junctophilins
  11. junctor

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