English-Thai Dictionary

junction

N จุด เชื่อมต่อ  connection coupling jud-chueam-tor

 

junction

N ชุมทาง  ทางแยก  intersection chhum-tang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JUNCTION

n.[L. junctio, from jungo, to join. ] 1. The act or operation of joining; as the junction of two armies or detachments.
2. Union; coalition; combination.
3. The place or point of union.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

JUNCTION

Junc "tion, n. Etym: [L. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to join: cf. F. jonction. See Join. ]

 

1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

 

2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross. Junction plate (Boilers ), a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint. -- Junction rails (Railroads ), the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of track with another.

 

JUNCTION BOX

JUNCTION BOX Junc "tion box. (Elec.)

 

Defn: A box through which the main conductors of a system of electric distribution pass, and where connection is made with branch circuits.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

junction

junc tion |ˈjəNGkSHən ˈʤəŋ (k )ʃən | ▶noun 1 a point where two or more things are joined: the junction of the two rivers. • a place where two or more roads or railroad lines meet. 2 Electronics 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. 3 the action or fact of joining or being joined. DERIVATIVES junc tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN early 18th cent. ( sense 3 ): from Latin junctio (n- ), from jungere ‘to join. ’

 

junction box

junc tion box ▶noun a box containing a junction of electric wires or cables.

 

Oxford Dictionary

junction

junc |tion |ˈdʒʌŋ (k )ʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a point where two or more things are joined: the junction of the two rivers. • a place where two or more roads or railway lines meet. 2 Electronics 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. 3 [ mass noun ] the action or fact of joining or being joined. ORIGIN early 18th cent. (in sense 3 ): from Latin junctio (n- ), from jungere ‘to join ’.

 

junction box

junc |tion box ▶noun a box containing a junction of electric wires or cables.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

junction

junction noun 1 the junction between the roof and the wall: joint, intersection, join, bond, seam, connection, juncture; Anatomy commissure. 2 the junction of the two rivers: confluence, convergence, meeting point, juncture. 3 turn right at the next junction: intersection, crossroads, crossing, interchange; turn, turnoff, exit; traffic circle, cloverleaf.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

junction

junction noun 1 the junction between the roof and the adjoining walls: join, joint, intersection, link, bond, weld, seam, coupling, connection, union, juncture; brace, bracket, hinge; Anatomy commissure, suture, synapse. 2 the junction of the two rivers: confluence, convergence, meeting, meeting point, conflux, juncture, watersmeet; Indian sangam. 3 turn right at the next junction: crossroads, crossing, intersection, interchange, T-junction, box junction, gyratory; level crossing; turn, turn-off, exit; Brit. roundabout; N. Amer. turnout, cloverleaf.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

junction

junc tion /dʒʌ́ŋ (k )ʃ (ə )n /名詞 複 ～s /-z /(｟略 ｠junc. )1 C ｟主に英 ｠〖しばしば名称でJ -〗(道路の )交差点, 合流 [接続, 結合 ](地 )点 ; (鉄道の )連絡 [接続 ]駅 [地 ], 交差 [分岐 ]地点 (｟米 ｠intersection ).2 C (川の )合流点 ; 結合 [接合, 連結 ]部 (分 ).3 U 結合 [接合 ]する [される ]こと, その状態 .4 C 〘電 〙(半導体の )接合 (部 ).5 U 〘文法 〙連接 〘修飾 被修飾の関係にある語群; →nexus 〙.～́ b ò x (ケーブルを保護する )接続箱 .