degree of turn
1turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… …
2turn — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis remains in a central position; give a rotary motion to or receive a rotary motion (turned the wheel; the wheel turns; the key turns in the lock). 2 tr. & intr. change… …
3turn-and-bank indicator — [tʉrn′ən baŋk′] n. an airplane instrument that coordinates the rate of turn with the degree of bank to help the pilot avoid a slip or skid: also turn and slip indicator …
4Degree (angle) — One degree (shown in red) and ninety degrees (shown in blue) This article describes the unit of angle. For other meanings and some specific usages, see degree. A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by °… …
5turn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of turning sb/sth around ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, half, quarter ▪ It slowly spun for three complete turns. ▪ a full turn of the handle to the right …
6Turn (geometry) — Rotations about the center point where a complete rotation is equal to 1 turn A turn is an angle equal to a 360° or 2π radians. A turn is also referred to as a revolution or complete rotation or full circle or cycle or rev or rot. A turn can be… …
7degree — degreed, adj. degreeless, adj. /di gree /, n. 1. any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale. 2. a stage or point in or as if in progression or retrogression: We followed the degrees of her… …
8degree — noun 1 measurement of angles VERB + DEGREE ▪ rotate, spin, turn ▪ I turned the wheel 90 degrees, PREPOSITION ▪ through … degrees ▪ …
9turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… …
10Degree (mathematics) — This article is about the term degree as used in mathematics. For alternative meanings, see Degree (disambiguation). In mathematics, there are several meanings of degree depending on the subject. Contents 1 Unit of angle 2 Degree of a monomial 3… …
