2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Juncture \Junc"ture\, n. [L. junctura, fr jungere to join See
{Jointure}.]
1. A joining; a union; an alliance. [Obs.] ``Devotional
compliance and juncture of hearts.'' --Eikon Basilike
2. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint;
an articulation; a seam; as the junctures of a vessel or
of the bones. --Boyle.
3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a
concurrence of circumstances; hence a crisis; an
exigency. ``Extraordinary junctures.'' --Addison.
In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and
refined philosophy offer? -- Berkeley.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
juncture
n 1: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures
he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only
on special occasions" [syn: {occasion}]
2: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision
must be made "at that juncture he had no idea what to
do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands
at a critical point" [syn: {critical point}, {crossroads}]
3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a
connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {join}, {joint},
{junction}]
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