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turns

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1. Turns

   An expression applied to the convolutions of wire in a solenoid, electro-magnet, or other apparatus or construction of that kind. A turn indicates a complete encircling of the core or axis of the object. Thus a wire wound five times around a bar gives five turns. While this is its primary meaning the term if compounded may refer to virtual turns. Thus an ampere-turn means one ampere passing through one turn. But ten ampere-turns may mean ten amperes passing through ten turns, five amperes passing through two turns, and so on. This use is analogous to a dimension of length in a compound word, as foot-pound. [Transcriber's note: "But ten ampere-turns may mean ten amperes passing through ONE turn or one ampere through ten turns, and so on."] There may be a number of kinds of turns qualified by descriptive adjectives, as series-turns, the turns of wire in a series circuit of a compound dynamo. In the same way there are shunt-turns. If series ampere-turns or shunt ampere-turns are meant the word ampere should be included.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'turns' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3238

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'turns' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2305

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1. runts

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1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of turns in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of turns in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of turns in a Sentence

1. Akin Unver:

   Pipeline passes through several well dug-in PKK cells and rural strongholds, even though Turkish military outposts and patrols protect key sections of the pipeline, it is hard to prevent sabotage when the overall security situation turns more conflictual.

2. Alexander Garfner:

   The problem is, who am I supposed to sue? there is some Ivan Ivanovich Pupkin on the property, but we don't know whether he is actually Pupkin. We try to sue Pupkin, but that turns out to be somebody else who was sleeping at home the whole time. We can sue people every day in bunches, but who?

3. Huang Haojie:

   The number of requests we receive every day now is close to 200 people, we take turns to rest and work once every other day, and then basically everyone works nearly 12 hours on that day.

4. Ted Miller:

   That was something that concerned me that having a cast on your finger rather than a ring may be good for the economy, but it turns out it’s not.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Discipline turns most of our dreams into reality.

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