'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]