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......
A knot passing behind or around an object.
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convert timber by spinning it on a lathe against cutting tools (E, 180)
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[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. [n] - turning away or in the opposite direct...
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• (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.) To change from ebb to flow, or from flow to ebb...
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twist noun an unforeseen development; `events suddenly took an awkward turn`
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bout noun (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
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[biochemistry] A turn is an element of secondary structure in proteins where the polypeptide chain reverses its overall direction. == Definition == According to the most common definition, a turn is a structural motif where the Cα atoms of two residues separated by few (usually 1 to 5) peptide bonds are in close approach (< 7 Å), while th...
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[dance and gymnastics] In dance and gymnastics, a turn is a rotation of the body about the vertical axis. It is usually a complete rotation of the body, although quarter (90°) and half (180°) turns are possible for some types of turns. Multiple, consecutive turns are typically named according to the number of 360° rotations (e.g., double...
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[Feeder song] `Turn` was Feeder`s third UK single to be taken from the Echo Park album. It reached #27 in the UK singles charts, and led to the Echo Park album re-entering the top 75 due to the pre-release airplay and stocking of the single on release week. It was also the band`s third successive top 30 single, the first time this had happe...
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[geometry] A turn is a unit of angle measurement equal to 360° or 2{pi} radians. A turn is also referred to as a revolution or complete rotation or full circle or cycle or rev or rot. A turn can be subdivided in many different ways: into half turns, quarter turns, centiturns, milliturns, binary angles, points etc. ==Subdivision of turns== ...
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[knot] A turn is one round of rope on a pin or cleat, or one round of a coil. Turns can be made around various objects, through rings, or around the standing part of the rope itself or another rope. A turn also denotes a component of a knot. When the legs of a loop are brought together and crossed the rope has taken a turn. One distinguishe...
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[policy debate] In policy debate, a turn is an argument that proves an argument the other side has made is in fact support for one`s own side. This is as opposed to a take-out which merely argues that the argument the other team has made is wrong. The turn can be used against virtually any argument that includes a link and impact (or someth...
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[swimming] Turns in swimming are used to reverse the direction in which they are swimming. They are usually done when the swimmer reaches the end of the swimming pool but still has one or more lengths to swim. ...
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[Travis song] `Turn` is the fourth single from Indie band Travis` second studio album, The Man Who. The single peaked at the number eight position on the UK Singles Chart. ==Music video== Two music videos were shot for the single. The first video, included on the group`s Singles DVD, features Healy engaged in a push-up contest. This video w...
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1. The rotation of the body in the swing (e.g., shoulder turn, hip turn) 2. Going from the ninth gr
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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 a spindle; to turn the body or the head. 'Turn the...
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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.
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a curve in the track. Usually these are referred to numerically. The first turn past the pivot line is turn 1, the second is turn 2, etc.
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a curve in the track. Usually these are referred to numerically. The first turn past the pivot line is turn 1, the second is turn 2, etc.
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a curve or bend section of a cycle track, e.g., two 180 degree turns, or four 90 degree turns in direction in one lap of a cycle track.
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A knot passing behind or around an object.
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A losing investment.
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A moment of gameplay where gameplay actions and reactions are paused only to be furthered by player commands. This excludes functions like pause.
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A relative directional that asks the dog to negotiate a 180° turn away from or toward the handler.
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