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Definition of Turning

1. Noun. The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course. "He took a turn to the right"

2. Noun. Act of changing in practice or custom. "The law took many turnings over the years"

3. Noun. A shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe.

4. Noun. A movement in a new direction. "The turning of the wind"

5. Noun. The end-product created by shaping something on a lathe.

6. Noun. The activity of shaping something on a lathe.

Definition of Turning

1. n. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander.

Definition of Turning

1. Noun. (British) A turn or deviation from a straight course. ¹

2. Noun. A shaping of wood or metal on a lathe. ¹

3. Noun. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe. ¹

4. Verb. (present participle of turn) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Turning

1. a rotation about an axis [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turning

turner-kieser syndrome turneries turnerite turners turnery turnest turneth turnhall turnhalle turnhallen

turnhalles turnhalls turnicimorphae turnin' turning (current term) turning against turning around turning away turning back turning back the clock

turning circle turning circles turning down turning in turning in one's grave turning into turning loose turning off turning on

Literary usage of Turning

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

1. Marine Engineers' Handbook by Frank Ward Sterling (1920)
"Soc. Nan. Arch, and Mar. Eng., 1915, gave results closely in agreement with the above formula. turning EFFORT While it is important that the resultant of ..."

2. The Theory and Practice of Absolute Measurements in Electricity and Magnetism by Andrew Gray (1893)
"It is thus the amount of turning produced in unit length of beam when unit ... Non-mag- turning of the plane of polarization of light is shown also by ..."

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