Jūnct'ūre, n.
(jŭŋkt'yur, 53), n. [Lat. junctura, from jungere, to join. See JOINTURE.]
Sense 1. A joining; union; amity. “Compliance and juncture of hearts.” [Obs.] King Charles.
Sense 2. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a seam; a joint or articulation; as, the junctures of a vessel. Boyle.
Sense 3. A point of time; especially, a point rendered critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; a crisis; an exigency.
In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy do? Berkeley.