junction
English Thesaurus
1. an act of joining or adjoining things (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | connection, connexion, joining, |
| definition | : | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) (noun.act) |
2. the place where two or more things come together (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | place, spot, topographic point, |
| definition | : | a point located with respect to surface features of some region (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | interchange, |
| definition | : | a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | railway junction, |
| definition | : | a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | t-junction, |
| definition | : | a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T (noun.artifact) |
3. something that joins or connects (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | contact, tangency, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | joint, |
| definition | : | junction by which parts or objects are joined together (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | splice, splicing, |
| definition | : | a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | thermojunction, |
| definition | : | a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears (noun.artifact) |
4. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made (noun.shape)
5. the state of being joined together (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | unification, union, |
| definition | : | the state of being joined or united or linked (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | anastomosis, inosculation, |
| definition | : | a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | synapse, |
| definition | : | the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle (noun.body) |
6. an act of joining or adjoining things (noun.act)
| derivation | : | adjoin, contact, meet, touch, |
| definition | : | be in direct physical contact with; make contact (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bring together, join, |
| definition | : | cause to become joined or linked (verb.contact) |
7. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | joint, |
| definition | : | fasten with a joint (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | articulate, joint, |
| definition | : | provide with a joint (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | joint, |
| definition | : | fit as if by joints (verb.stative) |
8. the state of being joined together (noun.state)
9. an act of joining or adjoining things (noun.act)
| derivation | : | adjoin, contact, meet, touch, |
| definition | : | be in direct physical contact with; make contact (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bring together, join, |
| definition | : | cause to become joined or linked (verb.contact) |
10. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | joint, |
| definition | : | fasten with a joint (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | articulate, joint, |
| definition | : | provide with a joint (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | joint, |
| definition | : | fit as if by joints (verb.stative) |
11. the state of being joined together (noun.state)
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