Definition of Turnings. Meaning of Turnings. Synonyms of Turnings

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Definition of Turnings

Turning
Turning Turn"ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander. Through paths and turnings often trod by day. --Milton. 2. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road. It is preached at every turning. --Coleridge. 3. Deviation from the way or proper course. --Harmar. 4. Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools. 5. pl. The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned. 6. (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned. 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 pair. See the Note under Pair, n. Turning point, the point upon which a question turns, and which decides a case.

Meaning of Turnings from wikipedia

- Swarf, also known as chips or by other process-specific names (such as turnings, filings, or shavings), are pieces of metal, wood, or plastic that are...
- waste metal from turning operations are known as chips (North America), or swarf (Britain). In some areas they may be known as turnings. The tool's axes...
- The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma (Sanskrit: tridharmacakra-pravartana, Tibetan: chos kyi 'khor lo gsum) is a Mahāyāna Buddhist framework for classifying...
- "turnings". The turnings include: "the high", "the awakening", "the unraveling", and "the crisis". According to Strauss and Howe, the first turning is...
- Engine turning is a form of ornamental turning. The finishing technique may use lathes or engines to produce a pattern. Aluminium is often the metal chosen...
- The turning radius (alternatively, turning diameter or turning circle) of a vehicle defines the minimum dimension (typically the radius or diameter) of...
- Spindle turning, or turning between centers, is a woodturning method referring to a piece of wood on a wood lathe that is being turned on its center axis...
- Turning Wheels is a monthly publication of the Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc. dedicated to the preservation, maintenance and enjoyment of Studebaker vehicles...
- Look up turning point in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A turning point, or climax, is the point of highest tension in a narrative work. Turning Point...
- Table-turning (also known as table-tapping, table-tipping or table-tilting) is a type of séance in which parti****nts sit around a table, place their...