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junction

[juhngk-shuhn] / ˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /


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Physicists first proposed the baryon junction, also called a gluon junction, in the 1970s as a way to describe how gluons connect the valence quarks inside a proton.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The fact that so many of these baryons emerge perpendicular to the beamline provides strong evidence, according to the researchers, that the baryon junction exists and plays an important role in transporting baryon number.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Officers closed the A198 between Coal Road and the junction for Cunningham Court while inquiries were carried out, but it has since reopened.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

National Highways said the dual carriageway remained closed westbound between the M27 at junction 2 for Ower and the A338 at Ringwood and eastbound between the A338 and M27 junction 1 for Cadnam.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

At the Beit Hanina junction, we got off and waited for the bus that would take us to Nabi Samuel, the village where Father was bom.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

The risk of an explosion at a large warehouse fire closed both carriageways of the M25 between junctions 22 and 21A.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Chemical synapses use neurotransmitters to pass messages between cells, while electrical synapses, also called gap junctions, transmit signals through direct electrical currents.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

But Deutsche Bahn criticised the decision, saying the move could "worsen the structural problems of rail junctions".

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Typical rush hour congestion already creates borderline unsafe conditions for boarding and exiting popular junctions like Penn Station and Secaucus, partially because these rail lines already run over capacity.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2026

You could stretch the tube map into all sorts of hoops and loops and it would be the same map, as long as the junctions were the same.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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