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turning point
(encz) | turning point,bod obratu Zdeněk Brož |
turning point
(encz) | turning point,obrat n: Zdeněk Brož |
turning point
(encz) | turning point,zásadní změna n: Zdeněk Brož |
turning point
(encz) | turning point,zvrat n: Zdeněk Brož |
Turning point
(gcide) | Turning \Turn"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding;
a bending course; a flexure; a meander.
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Through paths and turnings often trod by day.
--Milton.
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2. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.
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It is preached at every turning. --Coleridge.
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3. Deviation from the way or proper course. --Harmar.
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4. Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various
forms by means of a lathe and cutting tools.
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5. pl. The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of
turning from the material turned; -- usually used in the
plural.
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6. (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is
turned.
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Turning and boring mill, a kind of lathe having a vertical
spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring
large work.
Turning bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Turning engine, an engine lathe.
Turning lathe, a lathe used by turners to shape their work.
Turning pair. See the Note under Pair, n.
Turning point, the point upon which a question turns, and
which decides a case.
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turning point
(wn) | turning point
n 1: an event marking a unique or important historical change of
course or one on which important developments depend; "the
agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
[syn: landmark, turning point, watershed]
2: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner
watching all the girls go by" [syn: corner, {street
corner}, turning point] |
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the turning point
(encz) | the turning point, |
turning point
(encz) | turning point,bod obratu Zdeněk Brožturning point,obrat n: Zdeněk Brožturning point,zásadní změna n: Zdeněk Brožturning point,zvrat n: Zdeněk Brož |
turning point
(wn) | turning point
n 1: an event marking a unique or important historical change of
course or one on which important developments depend; "the
agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
[syn: landmark, turning point, watershed]
2: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner
watching all the girls go by" [syn: corner, {street
corner}, turning point] |
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