turning axis

  • 1Turning — is the process whereby a centre lathe is used to produce solids of revolution . It can be done manually, in a traditional form of lathe, which frequently requires continuous supervision by the operator, or by using a computer controlled and… …

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  • 2axis — [n] point around which something revolves arbor, axle, hinge, pivot, pole, shaft, spindle, stalk, stem, support, turning point; concept 830 …

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  • 3turning point — [n] crucial occurrence axis, change, climacteric, climax, contingency, crisis, critical moment, critical period, crossing, crossroads, crux, culmination, decisive moment, development, emergency, exigency, hinge, juncture, moment of truth*, pass,… …

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  • 4Turning radius — The turning radius or turning circle of a vehicle is the radius of the smallest circular turn (ie. U turn) that the vehicle is capable of making.It is often used as a generalized term rather than a numerical figure. For example, a vehicle with a… …

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  • 5axis in peritrochio — Wheel Wheel (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular… …

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  • 6axis — [14] Axis is at the centre of a complex web of ‘turning’ words. Besides its immediate source, Latin axis, there were Greek áxōn, Sanskrit ákshas, and a hypothetical Germanic *akhsō which produced Old English eax ‘axle’ as well as modern German… …

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  • 7axis — [14] Axis is at the centre of a complex web of ‘turning’ words. Besides its immediate source, Latin axis, there were Greek áxōn, Sanskrit ákshas, and a hypothetical Germanic *akhsō which produced Old English eax ‘axle’ as well as modern German… …

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  • 8axis vertebra — noun the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head • Syn: ↑axis • Hypernyms: ↑cervical vertebra, ↑neck bone • Part Meronyms: ↑odontoid process …

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  • 9axis mundi — foreign term Etymology: Latin turning point of the world ; line through the earth s center around which the universe revolves …

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  • 10Semi-major axis — The semi major axis of an ellipse The major axis of an ellipse is its longest diameter, a line that runs through the centre and both foci, its ends being at the widest points of the shape. The semi major axis is one half of the major axis, and… …

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