juncture : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: juncture	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for juncture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
juncture n 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(s): juncture, occasion 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(s): juncture, critical point, crossroads the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made Synonym(s): articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction
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.] [bd]Devotional compliance and juncture of hearts.[b8] --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. [bd]Extraordinary junctures.[b8] --Addison. In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer? -- Berkeley.