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turning point
noun
- a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
- a point at which something changes direction, especially a high or low point on a graph.
- Surveying. a point temporarily located and marked in order to establish the elevation or position of a surveying instrument at a new station.
turning point
noun
- a moment when the course of events is changed
the turning point of his career
- a point at which there is a change in direction or motion
- 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
- surveying a point to which a foresight and a backsight are taken in levelling; change point
Word History and Origins
Origin of turning point1
Example Sentences
It felt like a familiar fourth-quarter turning point for a team that had so many times let late leads slip away.
Rights groups, lawyers and opposition leaders have hailed the order as a "turning point" in tackling the unfair practice that has gone unchecked for years.
"We believe that this is a crucial election that will mark a turning point in Sri Lanka," the 55-year-old Dissanayake told reporters on Thursday after voting in the capital Colombo.
No distractions are too minor when it comes to the Suneung, which many see as a culmination of years of formal education - and a turning point that determines their university placements, careers, and social statuses.
So he brought artists, executives and elder black American statesmen together for a secret summit in 1995, hoping it would be a turning point.
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