5. (Eccl.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic
Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent
convulsions.
6. (Horology) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast
a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
Baby jumper. See in the Vocabulary. -- Bounty jumper. See under Bounty.
Jump"er, n. [See 1st Jump.] A loose upper garment; as: (a) A sort of
blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it. (b) A
fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.
Jump"ing, p. a. & vb. n. of Jump, to leap.
Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a
moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes
the seed to roll to roll and jump about. -- Jumping deer (Zoöl.), a
South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa. -- Jumping
jack, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means
of strings. -- Jumping louse (Zoöl.), any of the numerous species of
plant lice belonging to the family Psyllidæ, several of which are
injurious to fruit trees. -- Jumping mouse (Zoöl.), North American
mouse (Zapus Hudsonius), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is
noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo mouse. -- Jumping
mullet (Zoöl.), gray mullet. -- Jumping shrew (Zoöl.), any African
insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews,
but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. -- Jumping spider
(Zoöl.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of
the Saltigradæ; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey.
Jump"weld` (?), v. t. See Buttweld, v. t.
Jun*ca"ceous (?), a. [See Juncate.] (Bot.) Of. pertaining to, or
resembling, a natural order of plants (Juncaceæ), of which the common
rush (Juncus) is the type.
Jun"cate (?), n. See Junket.[Obs.] Spenser.
Jun"cite (?), n. [L. juncus a rush.] (Paleon.) A fossil rush.
Jun"co (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes
several species of North American finches; -- called also snowbird, or
blue snowbird.
Jun"cous (?), a. [L. juncosus, fr. juncus a rush.] Full of rushes:
resembling rushes; juncaceous. [R.] Johnson.
Junc"tion (?), n. [L. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to join: cf. F.
jonction. See Join.]
1. 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.
2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the
place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.
Junction plate (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate riveted to and
uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint. -- Junction rails
(Railroads), the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of
track with another.
Junc"ture (jk"tr; 135), n. [L. junctura, fr. jungere to join. See
Jointure.] 1. A joining; a union; an alliance. [Obs.] "Devotional
compliance and juncture of hearts." Eikon Basilike.
2. 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.
Boyle.
3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a
concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.
"Extraordinary junctures." Addison.
In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined
philosophy offer?
Berkeley.
June (?), n. [L. Junius: cf. F. Juin. So called either from Junius, the
name of a Roman gens, or from Juno, the goddess.] The sixth month of
the year, containing thirty days.
And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect
days.
Lowell.
June beetle, June bug (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large
brown beetles of the genus Lachnosterna and related genera; -- so
called because they begin to fly, in the northern United States, about
the first of June. The larvæ of the June beetles live under ground, and
feed upon the roots of grasses and other plants. Called also May bug or
May beetle. -- June grass (Bot.), a New England name for Kentucky blue
grass. See Blue glass, and Illustration in Appendix.