Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

y-junction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: y-junc-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A three-way intersection of routes shaped like a capital letter Y.

noun

A similarly shaped section in a pipe, etc.

Etymology

From Y (“capital letter”) + junction.

Inflected Forms

Y-junctions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

T-intersection T-junction

Synonyms

Y-intersection

Questions

What does y-junction mean?: A three-way intersection of routes shaped like a capital letter Y.
Where does y-junction come from?: From Y (“capital letter”) + junction.

How to pronounce y-junction

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