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JUNCTURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An event that occurs at a critical time
Example:
it was needed only on special occasions
Synonyms:
juncture; occasion
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("juncture" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "juncture"):
climax; flood tide (the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding)
conjuncture (a critical combination of events or circumstances)
crisis (a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something)
landmark; turning point; watershed (an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend)
milestone (a significant event in your life (or in a project))
head; pass; straits (a difficult juncture)
reality check (an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Synonyms:
articulation; join; joint; junction; juncture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("juncture" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; link (a connecting shape)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "juncture"):
esophagogastric junction; oesophagogastric junction (the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium)
Derivation:
join (be or become joined or united or linked)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
Example:
he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point
Synonyms:
critical point; crossroads; juncture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("juncture" is a kind of...):
crisis (an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "juncture"):
criticality (a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining)
Context examples:
And as I have been always told, and found true by experience in my travels, that flying or discovering fear before a fierce animal, is a certain way to make it pursue or attack you, so I resolved, in this dangerous juncture, to show no manner of concern.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Perhaps many travellers have not been under greater difficulties and distress than I was at this juncture, expecting every moment to see my box dashed to pieces, or at least overset by the first violent blast, or rising wave.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
