intersection vs junction

intersection

noun
  • The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares. 

  • The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295370-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html 

  • The pullback of a corner of monics. 

  • The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect). 

  • The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets. 

  • Any overlap, confluence, or crossover. 

junction

noun
  • A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet. 

  • A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts. 

  • A place where two or more railways or railroads meet. 

  • The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals. 

  • The act of joining, or the state of being joined. 

  • The place where a distributary departs from the main stream. 

  • In the Raku programming language, a construct representing a composite of several values connected by an operator. 

  • electrical junction: a point or area where multiple conductors or semiconductors make physical contact. 

  • A kind of symbolic link to a directory. 

verb
  • To form a junction. 

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