conjuncture (redirected from conjunctures)

con·junc·ture  (kn-jngkchr)

n.

1. A combination, as of events or circumstances: "the power that lies in the conjuncture of faith and fatherland" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).

2. A critical set of circumstances; a crisis: "reports on the deteriorating world conjuncture and the disappointment of earlier hopes" (Financial Times).

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conjuncture [kənˈdʒʌŋktʃə]

n

1. a combination of events, esp a critical one

2. Rare a union; conjunction

conjunctural  adj

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Conjuncture the meeting of events or circumstances.

Examples: conjuncture of accidents, 1736; of affairs, 1768; of atmosphere or other circumstances, 1853; grand conjuncture (when several planets or stars are found together); of principles.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

conjuncture - a critical combination of events or circumstances juncture, occasion - 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"

Translations

conjuncture [kənˈdʒʌŋktʃəʳ] N → coyuntura f

conjuncture

n → Zusammentreffen nt

conjuncture [kənˈdʒʌŋktʃəʳ] n (frm) → congiuntura

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conjuncture [kənˈdʒʌŋktʃəʳ] n (frm) → congiuntura