junction vs interchange

interchange vs junction

junction and interchange both are nouns.

junction is not a verb while interchange is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
junction	Yes	No	No	No
interchange	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, interchange is a hyponym of junction; that is, interchange is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than junction:

junction: the place where two or more things come together
interchange: a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams

Other hyponyms of junction include carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection, railway junction, T-junction, circle, rotary, roundabout, traffic circle.

junction (noun)	interchange (noun)
an act of joining or adjoining things	the act of changing one thing for another thing
the place where two or more things come together	mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
something that joins or connects	reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made	a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
the state of being joined together

junction (verb)	interchange (verb)
	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
	cause to change places
	give to, and receive from, one another
	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

Difference between junction and interchange

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