junction

cruce, intersección

Lugar donde se encuentran carreteras, caminos u otras cosas semejantes.

En inglés sencillo: A place where roads, paths, or other similar things meet.

• Turn left at the next junction.
• Several railway lines meet at this junction.
• Traffic was slow near the motorway junction.

Cómo se usa: junction of A and B (The shop is at the junction of Oak Street and Pine Street.)

Sinónimos: intersection, crossroads

Expresiones frecuentes: road junction, railway junction, junction of something

unión

Acción de unir cosas o estado en que quedan una vez unidas.

En inglés sencillo: The act of joining things together, or their condition after they have been joined.

• The junction of the two parts strengthened the frame.
• This junction of ideas led to a new approach.
• They studied the junction between the tissues.

Cómo se usa: junction of A and B (The design depends on the junction of two separate sections.)

Sinónimos: joining, union

Antónimos: separation

Expresiones frecuentes: junction of something, junction between things

unirse, confluir

Encontrarse o conectarse en un mismo punto.

En inglés sencillo: To meet or connect at a shared point.

• The two tracks junction near the station.
• These pipes junction with the main supply line.
• The channels junctioned below the bridge.

Cómo se usa: junction with something (The branch line junctions with the main railway here.)

Sinónimos: join, connect

Expresiones frecuentes: junction with something, junction at something