junction
nounThe act or process of joining or the condition of being joined.
nounA place where two things join or meet, especially a place where two roads or railway routes come together and one terminates.
nounA transition layer or boundary between two different materials or between physically different regions in a single material, especially.
nounA connection between conductors or sections of a transmission line.
nounThe interface between two different semiconductor regions in a semiconductor device.
nounA mechanical or alloyed contact between different metals or other materials, as in a thermocouple.
nounThe act or operation of joining; the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition: as, the junction of two armies or detachments.
nounA place or point of union or meeting; especially, the point or locality where two or more lines of any kind come into union: as, a town
nounSynonyms Connection, etc. See
The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition