turning

Noun
  1. The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (synset 100350856)
    "he took a turn to the right"
    is a type of: change of course - a change in the direction that you are moving
    subtypes:
    • deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
    • right - a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
    • left - a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
    • kick turn - a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first
    • stem, stem turn - a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
    • telemark - a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards
    • swerve, swerving, veering - the act of turning aside suddenly
    • three-point turn - the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs
    • version - manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)
    same as: turn
  2. Act of changing in practice or custom (synset 100196264)
    "the law took many turnings over the years"
    is a type of: change - the action of changing something
  3. A shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe (synset 109487228)
    is a type of: paring, shaving, sliver - a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
  4. A movement in a new direction (synset 107366212)
    "the turning of the wind"
    is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    subtypes:
    same as: turn
  5. The end-product created by shaping something on a lathe (synset 104507799)
    is a type of: end product, output - final product; the things produced
  6. The activity of shaping something on a lathe (synset 100927993)
    is a type of: formation, shaping - the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

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