junction

Definitions


[ˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a point where two or more things are joined
(e.g: the junction of the two rivers)

- a region of transition in a semiconductor between a part where conduction is mainly by electrons and a part where it is mainly by holes

- the action or fact of joining or being joined
(e.g: the vena cava is formed by the junction of three veins)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (in junction): from Latin junctio(n-), from jungere ‘to join’




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