'Juncture' definitions:
Definition of 'juncture'
From: WordNet
noun
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: juncture, occasion]
noun
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: juncture, critical point, crossroads]
noun
The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction]
Definition of 'Juncture'
From: GCIDE
- Juncture \Junc"ture\ (j[u^][ng]k"t[-u]r; 135), 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency. "Extraordinary junctures." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer? --Berkeley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'juncture'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ankle,
- articulation,
- boundary,
- butt,
- caesura,
- cervix,
- circumstance,
- clause boundary,
- clause terminal,
- clinch,
- close juncture,
- closure,
- colon,
- comma,
- condition,
- conjuncture,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- contingency,
- coupling,
- crisis,
- crossroads,
- crux,
- day,
- dovetail,
- elbow,
- embrace,
- emergency,
- event,
- eventuality,
- exigency,
- falling terminal,
- fateful moment,
- gliding joint,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- hour,
- incident,
- instant,
- interface,
- interval,
- join,
- joining,
- joint,
- junction,
- kairos,
- knee,
- knuckle,
- link,
- minute,
- miter,
- moment,
- moment of truth,
- mortise,
- neck,
- occasion,
- occurrence,
- open juncture,
- pass,
- pause,
- period,
- pinch,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- plight,
- point,
- posture,
- predicament,
- pregnant moment,
- psychological moment,
- quandary,
- rabbet,
- rising terminal,
- sandhi,
- scarf,
- seam,
- season,
- semicolon,
- shoulder,
- situation,
- space,
- span,
- spell,
- stage,
- state,
- status,
- stitch,
- stop,
- strait,
- stretch,
- suture,
- symphysis,
- terminal,
- tie rod,
- time,
- time lag,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- turning point,
- union,
- weld,
- while,
- word boundary,
- wrist,
- zero hour