turning en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- tûrʹ-nĭng (General-American)
- /ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɔːn.ɪn/ (Northumbria)
Etymology
From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to turn + -ing.
Meanings
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(Ireland, UK) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
Except for turnings with a deflated rear tire as an outerside tire, difference in the performance is small between fixed control and manual control.
1974, Shoichi Sano, “Steering and Handling Characteristics of a Vehicle when Fail-safe Tire is Deflated”, in Fifth International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, page 909:Take the second turning on the left.
- (qualifier:field hockey) At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.
- The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.
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The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
Still talking—more to herself than to the children—she swam into a majestical dance of the stateliest balancings, the haughtiest wheelings and turnings aside, the most dignified sinkings, the gravest risings, all joined together by the elaboratest interlacing steps and circles.
1910, Rudyard Kipling, Rewards and Fairies:A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
2012 March 14, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3:
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One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory.
Howe and Strauss predicted that in the Fourth Turning, Millennials would unite behind their president.
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(plural, plural-only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
The turnings get into your trouser turnups!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turnings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
grinding · planing · broaching · milling · shaping · boring · drilling
Deriveds
turning number · turning evil · turning post · turning rest · turning point · turning tool · it's a long road that has no turning · by-turning · table-turning · turning circle · woodturning · turning approver · turning center · turning lane · engine turning · turning joint · turning-beam · turning away · turning steel · turning-away · upturning · turning gear
Hypernyms
Synonyms
swarf (shavings)
Translations (18)
cmn 車削 /车削 (The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe) · hi घुमाव (A turn or deviation from a straight course) · cmn 車加工 /车加工 (The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe) · fi sorvaaminen (The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe) · fi sorvaus (The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe) · hu forgács (The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe) · es bocacalle (A turn or deviation from a straight course) · bg стругуване (The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe) · sv trycksvarvning (The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe) · bg завой (A turn or deviation from a straight course) · sv svarvning (The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe) · bg стру́жка (The shavings produced by turning something on a lathe) · fr virage (A turn or deviation from a straight course) · el στροφή (A turn or deviation from a straight course) · ro viraj (A turn or deviation from a straight course) · grc στροφή (A turn or deviation from a straight course) · fi mutka (A turn or deviation from a straight course) · hi मोड़ (A turn or deviation from a straight course)