单词 | upturning |
释义 | upturningn. The action of turning or causing to turn upwards; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). upturningadj. (up- prefix 3c(b).) ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1846adj.1769 |
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