Definition of Turnings

1. Noun. (plural of turning) ¹

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Definition of Turnings

1. turning [n] - See also: turning

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnings

turning down
turning in
turning in one's grave
turning into
turning loose
turning off
turning on
turning out
turning over
turning over a new leaf
turning point
turning points
turning the frown upside down
turning up
turningness
turnings (current term)
turnip
turnip-rooted celery
turnip-rooted parsley
turnip-shell
turnip bed
turnip cabbage
turnip greens
turnip head
turnip heads
turnip plant
turnip shell
turnip shells
turniped
turniping

Literary usage of Turnings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear: Medical and Surgical by William Lincoln Ballenger (1914)
"In the horizontal canals, the head erect, the turnings to the right, the flow of endolymph at the beginning of the turnings is in the opposite direction to ..."

2. Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry: A Course of Laboratory and Classroom Study by Arthur Alphonzo Blanchard (1910)
"Heat 50 grams of copper turnings in an iron pan until all oily matter is ... In a 500 cc. porcelain dish treat the ignited copper turnings with 300 cc. of ..."

3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1855)
"... turnings. Much interest has been excited in Paris by a paper of M. ... of a work now in press, in which he treats of the phenomena of table turnings. ..."

4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1855)
"le:ny of Science*, taken from the introduction of a work now in press, in which he treats of the phenomena of table turnings." This distinguished chemist ..."

5. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1892)
"Charging turnings into Cupolas.—J. Hansen \ uses for this purpose an archimedian screw. This is hollow, and the borings being drawn into the furnace by the ..."

6. The Cupola Furnace: A Practical Treatise on the Construction and Management by Edward Kirk (1903)
"When the turnings are heavily coated with rust, they will not form a solid ... The melting of these turnings and borings in a cupola is more difficult and ..."

7. Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry: A Laboratory Course for First Year College by Arthur Alphonzo Blanchard (1908)
"Procedure, — Heat 50 grams of copper turnings in an iron pan until all oily ... In a 500 cc. porcelain dish treat the ignited copper turnings with 300 cc. ..."

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