Antonyms for junctures
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : juhngk-cher |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒʌŋk tʃər |
Definition of junctures
Origin :- late 14c., "place where two things are joined," from Latin iunctura "a joining, uniting, a joint," from iunctus, past participle of iungere "to join" (see jugular). Sense of "point in time" first recorded 1650s, probably from astrology.
- noun link, connection
- noun turning point
- Only the solid small triangles at junctures and ends seem to be lacking.
- Extract from : « Mohave Pottery » by Alfred L. Kroeber
- These junctures are so slight that they break readily when a specimen of a gill is handled, leaving the filaments free.
- Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold
- The junctures are so arranged that the alternate ones come together at one side.
- Extract from : « Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity » by Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John
- In the formation of junctures or adhesions nature proceeds from beneath to above.
- Extract from : « Everyday Objects » by W. H. Davenport Adams
- In certain instances where junctures arose, it is doubtful that any other could have met them with equal efficiency.
- Extract from : « Makers and Romance of Alabama History » by B. F. Riley
- The assumption of a corporate appearance is a very unfair trick: and there are junctures at which harm might be done by it.
- Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) » by Augustus De Morgan
- All his business and affairs are junctures and transactions, and when he speaks with a man he gives him audience.
- Extract from : « Character Writings of the 17th Century » by Various
- The junctures of the pipes to be connected, are made air tight, as mentioned already, by iron cement.
- Extract from : « A Practical Treatise on Gas-light » by Fredrick Accum
- Undoubtedly there are junctures where momentary interest ceases and attention flags, and where reinforcement is needed.
- Extract from : « Democracy and Education » by John Dewey
- According to St Pauls physiology, the bands knit the body together, but the junctures are its means of supply.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians » by G. G. Findlay
Synonyms for junctures
- alliance
- annexation
- articulation
- assemblage
- attachment
- bond
- choice
- circumstance
- coalition
- coherence
- collocation
- combination
- combine
- concatenation
- concourse
- concursion
- condition
- confluence
- conjugation
- consolidation
- contingency
- convergence
- coupling
- crisis
- crossing
- crossroad
- crossroads
- crux
- dovetail
- elbow
- emergency
- exigency
- gathering
- gore
- hinge
- hookup
- instant
- interface
- intersection
- joining
- joint
- knee
- linking
- meeting
- meeting point
- miter
- moment
- mortise
- node
- occasion
- pass
- pinch
- pivot
- plight
- plug-in
- point
- position
- posture
- predicament
- quandary
- reunion
- seam
- splice
- state
- status
- strait
- terminal
- tie-in
- tie-up
- time
- union
- weld
- zero hour
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