turning

Definitions of turning in various dictionaries:

noun - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

noun - act of changing in practice or custom

noun - a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

noun - a movement in a new direction

noun - the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe

noun - the activity of shaping something on a lathe

verb - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

verb - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

verb - undergo a change or development

verb - cause to move around or rotate

verb - change to the contrary

verb - pass to the other side of

verb - pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute

verb - let (something) fall or spill from a container

verb - move around an axis or a center

verb - cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

verb - to send or let go

verb - to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

verb - shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel

verb - change color

verb - twist suddenly so as to sprain

verb - cause to change or turn into something different

verb - accomplish by rotating

verb - get by buying and selling

verb - cause to move along an axis or into a new direction

verb - channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something

verb - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

verb - alter the functioning or setting of

verb - direct at someone

verb - have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to

verb - go sour or spoil

verb - become officially one year older

A deviation from a straight course; a turn.

The shaping of metal or wood on a lathe.

noun - a rotation about an axis

TURNING - Turning is a machining process in which a cutting tool, typically a non-rotary tool bit, describes a helix toolpath by moving more or less linearly w...