Turning

Turn´ing

The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a flexure; a meander.

Through paths and turnings often trod by day.

- Milton.

The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.

It is preached at every turning.

- Coleridge.

Deviation from the way or proper course.

Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various forms by means of a lathe and cutting tools.

The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned; - usually used in the plural.

(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.

Noun	1.	turning - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" Synonyms: turn
	2.	turning - act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"
	3.	turning - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind" Synonyms: turn

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