turning point

English

Noun

turning point (plural turning points)

1. A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
   • 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, the Guardian:

     Europe will be watching the final battle closely. A Hollande victory in the second round would be a turning point in European politics, a rare victory for the left in Europe, which has in recent years moved towards the right

2. (calculus) A maximum or minimum on a graph.
3. A crossroads.
4. A T-junction.

Translations

a decisive point

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 轉折點 (cmn), 转折点 (cmn) (zhuǎnzhédiǎn)

• Dutch: keerpunt (nl) n
• Finnish: käännekohta (fi)
• French: tournant (fr) m

• German: Wendepunkt (de) m
• Icelandic: þáttaskil (is) n pl
• Norwegian: vendepunkt (no) n
• Russian: переломный момент (ru) (perelómnyj momént) m
• Swedish: vändpunkt (sv) c

(calculus) a maximum or minimum

• Finnish: ääriarvo (fi)
• German: Extremwert (de) m

• Swedish: extremvärde (sv) n

a crossroads

• Finnish: tienristeys (fi)

a T-junction — see T-junction