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单词 upturning
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upturningn.

Etymology: up- prefix 3d. Compare upturn v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: upˈturning.
The action of turning or causing to turn upwards; an instance of this.
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the world > space > relative position > inversion > [noun]
turning1536
inversion1598
reversing1610
topsy-turvy1655
resupination1661
canting1769
retroversion1790
supernaculum1827
upturning1846
upending1968
the world > space > direction > specific directions > [noun] > turning upwards
turning up1628
upturning1846
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun] > disordering
ruffling1440
disordering1523
unhinging1661
upturning1846
unbalancing1889
society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > political unrest > [noun]
stirringa1154
motiona1387
troublec1435
misrule1442
commotion1471
stir1487
misgovernment1565
welteringa1586
confusions1599
distemper1605
distemperature?1606
convulsion1643
unsettlement1649
upturning1846
upturn1864
the natives are restless1950
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Upturning, the act of throwing up.]
1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 131 An upturning of the margin.
1855 J. Phillips Man. Geol. 388 The upturning of the strata through an arc of 90°.
1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 583 There has been much upturning of the soil.
1873 W. Black Princess of Thule vii. 115 A quick upturning of the face.
figurative.1864 G. O. Trevelyan Lett. from Competition Wallah ix, in Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 299/1 The general up-turning of society occasioned by the rebellion.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

upturningadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: upˈturning.
(up- prefix 3c(b).)
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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > upwards
turned-up1621
resimated1681
turn-up1685
upturning1769
retroussé1802
kipper1822
upturned1843
upcurved1870
upswept1960
1769 W. Falconer Shipwreck (ed. 3) ii. 51 Th'upturning points his ponderous bulk sustain.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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