turning point
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turning point
noun turning points
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A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road / Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
Similar: crossroads, watershed
- A maximum or minimum on a graph.
- A crossroads.
- A T-junction.
- A place at which one changes their direction of travel. Chicago was the turning point of my journey and I left there at midnight abroad ^([sic]) the "Chicagoan," an express of the New York Central System.
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noun decisive point
| Español | punto de inflexión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전기 jeon'gi, 전환점 jeonhwanjeom |
| 日本語 | 転機 tenki, 変わり目 kawarime |
| 中文 | 轉折點 /转折点 zhuǎnzhédiǎn |
| Português | virada de mesa, ponto de inflexão |
| Français | tournant, moment charnière |
| Deutsch | Wendepunkt, Zäsur |
| Italiano | svolta, inversione |
| Română | punct de cotitură |
| Русский | перело́мный моме́нт perelómnyj momént, поворо́тный моме́нт povorótnyj momént, поворо́тный пункт povorótnyj punkt |
| Tiếng Việt | bước ngoặt, bước quyết định |
| العربية | نقطة تحوّل |
| עברית | נקודת מפנה |
noun (calculus) maximum or minimum
| Deutsch | Extremwert |
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Talk about this word "turning point." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turning%20point. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. turning point. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turning%20point "turning point." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turning%20point.Cite this
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title = {turning point},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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