Y-junction
Three-way road meeting
A Y-junction is a point where something splits into two branches at an angle, forming a shape like the letter Y.
The term appears in contexts from road intersections to anatomy to electronics: The trail reaches a Y-junction near the summit.
In molecular biology, a Y-junction is where DNA strands separate during replication.
Tined eating tool
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- choiceAct of selecting
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- optionAvailable course of action
alternative · turning point · path · direction · divergence · selection · branching · route
Division into two branches
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- aortaChief arterial trunk
carotid · iliac · femoral · branching · vasculature · capillary · circulation · blood flow
Tined eating tool
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- splitSeparation into parts
- turnoffExit from main road
- divergeSeparate into directions
branch · highway · signpost · lane · merge · exit · bypass · detour
fork
Tined eating tool
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- choiceAct of selecting
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
option · alternative · turning point · path · direction · divergence · selection · branching · route · opportunity
bifurcation
Division into two branches
aorta · carotid · iliac · femoral · branching · vasculature · capillary · circulation · blood flow · angiogram
fork
Tined eating tool
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- splitSeparation into parts
- turnoffExit from main road
diverge · branch · highway · signpost · lane · merge · exit · bypass · detour · interchange
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
coupling · adapter · valve · elbow · reducer · bend · manifold · splitter · diverter · nipple
switch
Circuit-breaking toggle device
spur · mainline · branch line · signal · shunting · terminus · platform · gauge · sleeper · ballast
- road featurescurve, bend, straightaway, stretch, interchange
Y-junctioncrossroads
Meeting of routes
T-junction · roundabout · traffic circle · single lane · interchange
junction, adjunct, conjunction, juncture, injunction, junctions, disjunction, conjunctive