Definition of Juncture

1. Noun. An event that occurs at a critical time. "It was needed only on special occasions"


2. Noun. A crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made. "He must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
Exact synonyms: Critical Point, Crossroads
Generic synonyms: Crisis
Specialized synonyms: Criticality

3. Noun. The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made.
Exact synonyms: Articulation, Join, Joint, Junction
Specialized synonyms: Esophagogastric Junction, Oesophagogastric Junction
Generic synonyms: Connection, Connexion, Link
Derivative terms: Articulate, Joint, Joint, Joint, Join

Definition of Juncture

1. n. A joining; a union; an alliance.

Definition of Juncture

1. Noun. a place where things join, a junction ¹

2. Noun. a critical moment in time ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Juncture

1. the act of joining [n -S]

Medical Definition of Juncture

1. 1. A joining; a union; an alliance. "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; especially, 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) Origin: L.junctura, fr. Jungere to join. See Jointure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Juncture

junctions
junctura
junctura fibrosa
junctura lumbosacralis
junctura sacrococcygea
junctura synovialis
juncturae
juncturae cinguli membri superioris
juncturae membri inferioris liberi
juncturae membri superioris liberi
juncturae ossium
juncturae tendinum
juncturae zygapophyseales
junctural
juncture (current term)
junctureless
junctures
juncuses
june
juneating
juneatings
juneberry
juneberry holly
jungermannia
jungermanniaceous
jungermannias
jungian
jungian theory

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