turning-point
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.
Origin:
1850–55
1850–55
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| 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. | 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 |
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