Juncture vs. Junction

Juncturenoun

A place where things join, a junction.

Juncturenoun

A critical moment in time.

Juncturenoun

(linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.

Juncturenoun

A joining; a union; an alliance.

Juncturenoun

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.

Juncturenoun

A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.

Juncturenoun

an event that occurs at a critical time;

Juncturenoun

a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made;

Juncturenoun

the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Juncture

Juncture, in linguistics, is the manner of moving (transition) between two successive syllables in speech. An important type of juncture is the suprasegmental phonemic cue by means of which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.

Junctionnoun

The act of joining, or the state of being joined.

Junctionnoun

A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.

Junctionnoun

The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.

Junctionnoun

(nautical) The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.

Junctionnoun

(rail transport) A place where two or more railways or railroads meet.

Junctionnoun

A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts.

Junctionnoun

A kind of symbolic link to a directory.

Junctionnoun

(programming) In the Raku programming language, a construct representing a composite of several values connected by an operator.

Junctionverb

(of roads or tracks) To form a junction.

Junctionnoun

The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

Junctionnoun

The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.

Junctionnoun

the place where two or more things come together

Junctionnoun

the state of being joined together

Junctionnoun

the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Junctionnoun

something that joins or connects

Junctionnoun

an act of joining or adjoining things