juncture (redirected from junctures)

junc·ture  (jngkchr)

n.

1. The act of joining or the condition of being joined.

2. A place where two things are joined; a junction or joint.

3. A point in time, especially a critical point. See Synonyms at crisis.

4. The transition or mode of transition from one sound to another in speech.

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[Middle English, from Latin inctra, from inctus, past participle of iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

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juncture [ˈdʒʌŋktʃə]

n

1. a point in time, esp a critical one (often in the phrase at this juncture)

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Linguistics

a.  a pause in speech or a feature of pronunciation that introduces, accompanies, or replaces a pause

b.  the set of phonological features signalling a division between words, such as those that distinguish a name from an aim

3. a less common word for junction

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	juncture - 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" occasion happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens climax, flood tide - the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success" conjuncture - a critical combination of events or circumstances crisis - a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better" turning point, landmark, watershed - an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" milestone - a significant event in your life (or in a project) straits, pass, head - a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" reality check - an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world; "this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs"; "after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check"
	2.	juncture - 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" critical point, crossroads crisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis" criticality - a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
	3.	juncture - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made join, articulation, joint, junction esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium connexion, link, connection - a connecting shape

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juncture

noun moment, time, point, crisis, occasion, emergency, strait, contingency, predicament, crux, exigency, conjuncture We're at a critical juncture.

Translations

juncture [ˈdʒʌŋktʃəʳ] N (fig) (= point) → coyuntura f
at this juncture → en este momento, a estas alturas

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juncture [ˈdʒʌŋktʃə^r] n (= time) → moment m
at this juncture → à ce moment-là

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juncture

n at this juncture → zu diesem Zeitpunkt

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juncture [ˈdʒʌnktʃəʳ] n (fig) (critical point) → momento critico
at this juncture → in questo frangente

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juncture [ˈdʒʌnktʃəʳ] n (fig) (critical point) → momento critico
at this juncture → in questo frangente

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juncture [ˈdʒaŋktʃə]

at this or that moment or point At this juncture the chairman declared the meeting closed. tydstip, vereniging, verbinding نُقْطَة إتِّصال в този (критичен)момент v té chvíli tidspunkt; punkt (kritischer) Zeitpunkt σ' αυτό το σημείο, σ' αυτή τη στιγμή coyuntura sel hetkel در این وضعیت؛ در این مقطع زمانی vaihe à ce moment-là בִּנקוּדָה זוּ समय, परिस्थिति raskrižje ebben a (kritikus) helyzetben pada saat itu, pada titik itu tímamót, að svo komnu máli in questo frangente この時点で 이 중차대한 시기에 tuo momentu šajā brīdī; šādos apstākļos pada masa ini moment på dette tidspunktet moment conjuntura în acest/acel moment в этот момент v tej chvíli v tem trenutku trenutak ögonblick, tidpunkt, situation ช่วงหัวเลี้ยวหัวต่อ bu anda, bu aşamada 這時，當時時機 за таких обставин خصوصی موقع tình hình 时机