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Look up: turn

  1. Turn
    In music a turn is an embellishment or grace commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. turn
    a short play with an odd twist or a starring focus. Example: 'Wandering,' a turn by Lanford Wilson, 2m1f.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20099

  3. turn
    [n] - (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive 2. [n] - an unforeseen development 3. [n] - a favor for someone 4. [n] - the activity of doing something in an agreed succession 5. [n] - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course 6...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Turn
    The difference between the buy and sell price of a security. Is the margin made.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20416

  5. Turn
    To backhand hit the ball away from the goal being defended.
    Found on http://www.ulu.co.uk/polo/content/index.

  6. Turn
    The reference to the fourth community card in Hold'em and Omaha.
    Found on http://www.internet-poker.co.uk/Poker-Gl

  7. turn
    the ignition coil has a primary winding of a few hundred -- of relatively heavy wire. Category: Electrical engineering and energy • the process of cutting off chips with a tool,whereby the workpiece rotates in relation to the tool,the work surface(generally)being an outward or inward fac...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  8. turn
    1. To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. turn
    bout noun (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. turn
    twist noun an unforeseen development; `events suddenly took an awkward turn`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. turn
    noun a favor for someone; `he did me a good turn`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. turn
    noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; `he took a turn to the right`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. turn
    verb undergo a change or development; `The water turned into ice`; `Her former friend became her worst enemy`; `He turned traitor`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. turn
    verb go sour or spoil; `The milk has soured`; `The wine worked`; `The cream has turned--we have to throw it out`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. turn
    bit noun a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; `he did his act three times every evening`; `she had a catchy little routine`; `it was one of the best numbers he ever did`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. Turn
    • (v. t.) To make a turn about or around (something); to go or pass around by turning; as, to turn a corner. • (v. i.) To be deflected; to take a different direction or tendency; to be directed otherwise; to be differently applied; to be transferred; as, to turn from the road. • (v. i...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  17. Turn
    In the equities market, a reversal; unwind.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg

  18. Turn
    To machine on a lathe.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21038

  19. turn
    • a circular segment of a curve
    • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
    • the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
    • an unforeseen development
    • a movement in a new direction
    • a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
    • (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
    • a short theatrical performa...
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    • turn
      another name for a revolution, that is, a unit of angle measure equal to 360°.
      Found on http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictT.

    • turn
      conductor formed into a curve with the end points close together but not coincident
      Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/

    • turn
      a conductor or group of conductors formed into a single conducting loop NOTE - The conductor may consist of a number of strands or laminations. Each strand or lamination is in the form of wire, rod, strip or bar, depending on its cross-section. Each individual strand or lamination may be uninsulated or insulated, e.g. to reduce eddy currents.
      Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/

    • Turn
      The fourth community card. Put out face up, by itself. Also known as 'fourth street.'
      Found on http://www.conjelco.com/pokglossary.html

    • turn
      The fourth community card in Hold 'em and Omaha, after the flop and before the river.
      Found on http://www.cardschat.com/poker/guide/glo

    • turn
      Type: Term Pronunciation: tŭrn Definitions: 1. To revolve or cause to revolve; specifically, to change the position of the fetus within the uterus to convert a malpresentation into a presentation permitting normal delivery.
      Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio



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10 February 2012

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On 10th February 1996, a computer, Deep Blue, beat Russian Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player on the planet, and mankind’s place in the order of things was reshuffled. The match immediately became an iconic symbol of the advances made in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Kasparov has since retired, like Deep Blue, which now resides in a museum. He has become a vocal advocate for democracy in today’s Russia. read more

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