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turning point

noun

  1. a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
  2. a point at which something changes direction, especially a high or low point on a graph.
  3. 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

  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. 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 a point to which a foresight and a backsight are taken in levelling; change point
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of turning point1

First recorded in 1850–55
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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.

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"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.

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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.

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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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