Dictionary
o'pen junc'ture
Phonet.
a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to
close juncture). Also called
plus juncture. Cf.
close juncture, juncture (def. 7a),
terminal juncture. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.