English noun: junction |
1. | junction (artifact) the place where two or more things come together |
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| Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | carrefour, circle, crossing, crossroad, crossway, interchange, intersection, railway junction, rotary, roundabout, T-junction, traffic circle |
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2. | junction (state) the state of being joined together |
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| Synonyms | colligation, conjugation, conjunction |
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| Broader (hypernym) | unification, union |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | anastomosis, inosculation, synapse |
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3. | junction (shape) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made |
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| Synonyms | articulation, join, joint, juncture |
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| Broader (hypernym) | connection, connexion, link |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction |
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4. | junction (artifact) something that joins or connects |
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| Synonyms | conjunction |
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| Broader (hypernym) | connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | barrier strip, contact, joint, junction barrier, splice, splicing, tangency, thermojunction |
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5. | junction (act) an act of joining or adjoining things |
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| Synonyms | adjunction |
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| Broader (hypernym) | connection, connexion, joining |
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