different between emergency vs juncture

English

Alternative forms

• emergence (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo, equivalent to emergent +? -cy or emerge +? -ency.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??m?.d??n.si/
• Hyphenation: e?mer?gen?cy
• Rhymes: -??(?)d??nsi

Noun

emergency (plural emergencies)

1. A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

   Cardiac arrest is an emergency and if you find someone in cardiac arrest you should call 999 immediately.

2. The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
3. An individual brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk

     Van Gaal responded by replacing Adnan Januzaj with Carrick and, in fairness, the emergency centre-half did exceedingly well given that he has not played since May.

4. (archaic) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.

Synonyms

• (hospital department): ER, casualty, emerg

Related terms

• emerge
• emergence

Translations

Derived terms

See also

• fire department
• police

English

Etymology

From Latin i?nct?ra. Doublet of jointure.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d???k.t??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d???k.t??/, /?d???k.??/

Noun

juncture (plural junctures)

1. A place where things join, a junction.
2. A critical moment in time.

   We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.

   • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

     What a mercy you are shod with velvet, Jane! a clodhopping messenger would never do at this juncture.
3. (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.

Usage notes

In highly formal or bureaucratic language, "at this juncture" is often used to mean “now”:

Translations

Latin

Participle

j?nct?re

1. vocative masculine singular of j?nct?rus