Junct

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A point or place where two or more things, such as roads, lines or parts, come together and are connected
2. The spot at which separate paths, channels or components meet and link up with one another
3. A meeting point where lines, routes or structures join, forming a connection between them

Etymology: Its ancestor is the Latin "junctus," the past participle of "iungere," meaning "to join," so "junct" is a rare English relative of words like "junction" and "conjunction," which share the same root. In English it has mostly been a bare, learned form, used as an adjective meaning "joined" or as a noun for a point where things meet. Its uses are sparse, so it reads as a technical or archaic term rather than everyday vocabulary. The common words it resembles, "join" and "junction," came into English through French, while "junct" stays closer to its Latin shape. Because "junct" is so uncommon, its exact dates of first use are not something I can give with confidence.