period, stage, interval, determining hour; crisis, breaking point; place where two things meet and join, joint, hinge, seam; joining, union, connection
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Juncture Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.
A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.
(n.)
A joining; a union; an alliance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA joining; a union; an alliance.
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."
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.
3. a point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency. "extraordinary junctures." in such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer? -- berkeley.
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]
An articulation, joint, or seam.
Noun
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"
(synonym) occasion
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) pass, head, straits
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"
(synonym) critical point, crossroads
(hypernym) crisis
(hyponym) criticality
3. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
(synonym) articulation, join, joint, junction
(hypernym) connection, connexion, link
(hyponym) esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction
(derivation) connect, link, link up, join, unite
Juncture Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Juncture is a 2007 thriller film directed by James Seale and the first in a planned trilogy. The plot revolves around the character of Anna Carter (Kristine Blackport) an ordinary woman who turns into a vigilante.
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