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turning point
turning pointn.1. The point at which a very significant change occurs; a decisive moment.2. Mathematics A maximum or minimum point on a curve.turning point n 1. a moment when the course of events is changed: the turning point of his career. 2. a point at which there is a change in direction or motion 3. (Mathematics) maths a stationary point at which the first derivative of a function changes sign, so that typically its graph does not cross a horizontal tangent 4. (Surveying) surveying a point to which a foresight and a backsight are taken in levelling; change point turn′ing point`
n. a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis. [1850–55] turning pointIn land mine warfare, a point on the centerline of a mine strip or row where it changes direction.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  turning point - an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"landmark, watershedjuncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"Fall of Man - (Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden of Eden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual deathroad to Damascus - a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians) | | 2. |  turning point - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"street corner, cornerblind corner - a street corner that you cannot see around as you are drivingcarrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing - a junction where one street or road crosses another |
turning pointnoun crossroads, critical moment, decisive moment, change, crisis, crux, moment of truth, point of no return, moment of decision, climacteric The vote marks something of a turning point in the war.turning pointnounA decisive point:climacteric, crisis, crossroad (used in plural), exigence, exigency, head, juncture, pass, zero hour.Translationsturning point
*turning pointFig. a time when things may change; a point at which a change of course is possible or desirable. (Originally nautical. Fig. on the image of a ship approaching a point where a change of course has been planned. (*Typically: be at ~; come to ~; reach ~.) Things are at to a turning point. Bob can no longer afford the payments on his car. I think we have come to a turning point and there ought to be some improvement henceforth.See also: point, turningturning point
turning point Maths a stationary point at which the first derivative of a function changes sign, so that typically its graph does not cross a horizontal tangent Turning PointAlamogordosite of first A-bomb explosion; heralded atomic age (1945). [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 11]Barbarossadisastrous invasion of Russia; sealed Nazi fate (1941–1943). [Eur. Hist.: Hitler, 888–921, 922–955]Caesar crosses Rubicondefying Roman law, Caesar moves to consolidate power (49 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: EB, 3: 575–580]Cannonade of Valmydawn of modern warfare (1792). [Eur. Hist.: Fuller, II, 346–369]Crécyfirst European use of gunpowder (by British) in battle (1346). [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 382–385]D-DayAllied invasion of France during WWII (June 6, 1944). [Eur. Hist.: Fuller, III, 562–567]El Alamein“Desert Fox” outfoxed; Allies gained upper hand (1943). [Eur. Hist.: Fuller, III, 494–502]Fall of Constantinopleassociated with end of Middle Ages (1453). [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 398]Gettysburg, Battle ofthe deathblow of the Confederacy (1863). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 199]Golden Spurs, Battle ofearly victory of infantry over mounted knights (1302). [Eur. Hist.: EB, IV: 608]Hastings, Battle ofNorman conquest; last successful invasion of Britain (1066). [Br. Hist.: Harbottle, 107]Khe Sanhsavage siege marks turning point in Vietnam (1968). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 620]Magna Chartabeginning of British democratic system (1215). [Br. Hist.: Bishop, 49–52, 213]Marston Moordeciding battle of British Civil War (1644). [Br. Hist.: Harbottle, 154]Midwaydecisive American victory over Japanese in WWII (1942). [Am. Hist.: Fuller, III, 470–477]Moon Landingastronauts Armstrong and Aldrin make history (1969). [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2579–2581]95 ThesesMartin Luther presented his theses at Wittenberg (1517). [Eur. Hist.: EB, 11: 188–196]Origin of SpeciesDarwin’s revolutionary theory of human evolution (1859). [Science: NCE, 721–722]Spanish ArmadaBritain supplanted Spain as master of the sea. [Br. Hist.: Harbottle, 19]ToursArab onslaught halted by Franks under Charles Martel (732). [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 19]theory of relativityEinstein’s contribution to the space-time relationship. [Science: NCE, 843–844]AcronymsSeeteepeeturning point
Synonyms for turning pointnoun crossroadsSynonyms- crossroads
- critical moment
- decisive moment
- change
- crisis
- crux
- moment of truth
- point of no return
- moment of decision
- climacteric
Synonyms for turning pointnoun a decisive pointSynonyms- climacteric
- crisis
- crossroad
- exigence
- exigency
- head
- juncture
- pass
- zero hour
Synonyms for turning pointnoun an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments dependSynonymsRelated Words- juncture
- occasion
- Fall of Man
- road to Damascus
noun the intersection of two streetsSynonymsRelated Words- blind corner
- carrefour
- crossroad
- crossway
- intersection
- crossing
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