1. The place where two or more things come together
   "The accident occurred at the junction of two busy highways"
    
2. The state of being joined together
   "The junction of the rivers created a delta";
   - conjunction, colligation
    
3. The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
   "There was a traffic jam at the junction of the highways";
   - articulation, join, joint, juncture
    
4. Something that joins or connects
   "The plumber installed a new junction to connect the pipes";
   - conjunction
    
5. An act of joining or adjoining things
   "The junction of the new wing expanded the museum's exhibition space";
   - adjunction

Derived forms: junctions

Type of: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion [Brit], joining, link, place, spot, topographic point, unification, union

Encyclopedia: Junction, Ut