What does TURNING mean?
Definitions for TURNING
ˈtɜr nɪŋturn·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
turn, turningnoun
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
"he took a turn to the right"
turningnoun
act of changing in practice or custom
"the law took many turnings over the years"
turningnoun
a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
turning, turnnoun
a movement in a new direction
"the turning of the wind"
turningnoun
the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
turningnoun
the activity of shaping something on a lathe
Wiktionary
turningnoun
A turn or deviation from a straight course.
turningnoun
A shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
turningnoun
Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Turningverb
Flexure; winding; meander.
Etymology: from turn.
I ran with headlong haste
Thro’ paths and turnings often trod by day. John Milton.
Wikipedia
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 while the workpiece rotates. Usually the term "turning" is reserved for the generation of external surfaces by this cutting action, whereas this same essential cutting action when applied to internal surfaces (holes, of one kind or another) is called "boring". Thus the phrase "turning and boring" categorizes the larger family of processes known as lathing. The cutting of faces on the workpiece, whether with a turning or boring tool, is called "facing", and may be lumped into either category as a subset. Turning can be done manually, in a traditional form of lathe, which frequently requires continuous supervision by the operator, or by using an automated lathe which does not. Today the most common type of such automation is computer numerical control, better known as CNC. (CNC is also commonly used with many other types of machining besides turning.) When turning, the workpiece (a piece of relatively rigid material such as wood, metal, plastic, or stone) is rotated and a cutting tool is traversed along 1, 2, or 3 axes of motion to produce precise diameters and depths. Turning can be either on the outside of the cylinder or on the inside (also known as boring) to produce tubular components to various geometries. Although now quite rare, early lathes could even be used to produce complex geometric figures, even the platonic solids; although since the advent of CNC it has become unusual to use non-computerized toolpath control for this purpose. The turning processes are typically carried out on a lathe, considered to be the oldest of machine tools, and can be of different types such as straight turning, taper turning, profiling or external grooving. Those types of turning processes can produce various shapes of materials such as straight, conical, curved, or grooved workpieces. In general, turning uses simple single-point cutting tools. Each group of workpiece materials has an optimum set of tool angles that have been developed through the years. The bits of 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 of movement may be literally a straight line, or they may be along some set of curves or angles, but they are essentially linear (in the non mathematical sense). A component that is subject to turning operations can be termed as a “Turned Part” or “Machined Component”. Turning operations are carried out on a lathe machine which can be manually or CNC operated.
ChatGPT
turning
Turning is the act or process of changing the direction or position of something, often by rotating it or moving it in a different direction. It involves a shift in orientation or movement to face a different direction or follow a different path. Turning can be applied to various objects, such as vehicles, machinery, or even people, and it is commonly used to change the trajectory or route of an object or to pivot around a fixed point.
Webster Dictionary
Turning
of Turn
Turningnoun
the act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander
Turningnoun
the place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road
Turningnoun
deviation from the way or proper course
Turningnoun
turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools
Turningnoun
the pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned
Turningnoun
a maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned
Wikidata
Turning
Turning is a machining process in which a cutting tool, typically a non-rotary tool bit, describes a helical toolpath by moving more or less linearly while the workpiece rotates. The tool's axes of movement may be literally a straight line, or they may be along some set of curves or angles, but they are essentially linear. Usually the term "turning" is reserved for the generation of external surfaces by this cutting action, whereas this same essential cutting action when applied to internal surfaces is called "boring". Thus the phrase "turning and boring" categorizes the larger family of processes. The cutting of faces on the workpiece, whether with a turning or boring tool, is called "facing", and may be lumped into either category as a subset. Turning can be done manually, in a traditional form of lathe, which frequently requires continuous supervision by the operator, or by using an automated lathe which does not. Today the most common type of such automation is computer numerical control, better known as CNC.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
turning
In tactics, a manœuvre by which an enemy or position is turned.
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Rank popularity for the word 'TURNING' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1817
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Rank popularity for the word 'TURNING' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1925
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of TURNING in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of TURNING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of TURNING in a Sentence
There is a perception that because Russia has been pushed from the West, they have been turning to the East. In fact, Russia has been actively locking market share in Asia for a long time.
I do have the experience of feeling like a stranger in my own country, turning on the news and seeing my own rights coming up for debate.
The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.
You want to do a few things, first, avoid smoking, and if you smoke, quit smoking. Second, avoid oral contraceptives. Studies show that the birth control pill can increase your likelihood of HPV turning into cancer.
The Millennial generation is now of the age where they're settling down, getting married, having kids and turning to real trees to build their own family traditions, we've been looking at that demographic for some time and expecting this to happen.
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- drehenGerman
- στροφήGreek
- sorvaaminen, mutka, sorvausFinnish
- BerbalikIndonesian
- חֲרִיטָהHebrew
- svarvning, trycksvarvningSwedish
- quayVietnamese
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