01 n. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a flexure; a meander.
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The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a flexure; a meander.“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.“It is preached at every turning.” — Coleridge.
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3.
Deviation from the way or proper course.
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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.
The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned; -- usually used in the plural.
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6.
A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.(Mil.)
Phrases & compounds
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 point —
the point upon which a question turns, and which decides a case.