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A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crossroads, watershed
Antonyms: none provided
A maximum or minimum on a graph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: calculus, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A crossroads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: road, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A T-junction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: road, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A place at which one changes their direction of travel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: road, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the intersection of two streets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: corner, street corner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
Narrower terms: blind corner
an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: landmark, watershed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: juncture, occasion
Narrower terms: Fall of Man, road to Damascus
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
keerpunt
— decisive point
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Arabic:
نقطة تحوّل
— decisive point
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Bulgarian:
повратна точка
(povratna točka)
— decisive point
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Chinese Mandarin:
轉折點 /转折点
(zhuǎnzhédiǎn)
— decisive point
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Danish:
vendepunkt
— decisive point
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Dutch:
keerpunt
— decisive point
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Dutch:
wendepunt
— decisive point
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Finnish:
käännekohta
— decisive point
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Finnish:
murros
— decisive point
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French:
tournant
— decisive point
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French:
moment charnière
— decisive point
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Galician:
punto de inflexión
— decisive point
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Georgian:
გარდამტეხი წერტილი
(gardamṭexi c̣erṭili)
— decisive point
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Georgian:
გარდატეხის წერტილი
(gardaṭexis c̣erṭili)
— decisive point
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Georgian:
გარდამტეხი მომენტი
(gardamṭexi momenṭi)
— decisive point
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Georgian:
გადამწყვეტი წერტილი
(gadamc̣q̇veṭi c̣erṭili)
— decisive point
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Georgian:
გადამწყვეტი მომენტი
(gadamc̣q̇veṭi momenṭi)
— decisive point
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German:
Wendepunkt
— decisive point
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German:
Zäsur
— decisive point
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Hebrew:
נקודת מפנה
— decisive point
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Hungarian:
fordulópont
— decisive point
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Icelandic:
þáttaskil
— decisive point
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Italian:
svolta
— decisive point
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Italian:
inversione
— decisive point
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Japanese:
転機
(tenki)
— decisive point
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Japanese:
変わり目
(kawarime)
— decisive point
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Korean:
전기
(jeon'gi)
— decisive point
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Korean:
전환점
(jeonhwanjeom)
— decisive point
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Latin:
discrīmen
— decisive point
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Māori:
taihuringa
— decisive point
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Norwegian Bokmål:
vendepunkt
— decisive point
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
vendepunkt
— decisive point
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Persian:
نقطهی عطف
— decisive point
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Persian:
دگرگونگاه
— decisive point
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Polish:
punkt zwrotny
— decisive point
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Portuguese:
virada de mesa
— decisive point
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Portuguese:
ponto de inflexão
— decisive point
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Romanian:
punct de cotitură
— decisive point
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Russian:
перело́мный моме́нт
(perelómnyj momént)
— decisive point
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Russian:
поворо́тный моме́нт
(povorótnyj momént)
— decisive point
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Russian:
поворо́тный пункт
(povorótnyj punkt)
— decisive point
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Spanish:
punto de inflexión
— decisive point
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Swedish:
vändpunkt
— decisive point
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Thai:
จุดวิกฤต
(jùt-wí-grʉ̀t)
— decisive point
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Turkish:
dönüm noktası
— decisive point
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Turkish:
dönemeç
— decisive point
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Ukrainian:
перело́мний моме́нт
(perelómnyj momént)
— decisive point
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Ukrainian:
поворо́тний моме́нт
(povorótnyj momént)
— decisive point
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Ukrainian:
поворо́тний пункт
(povorótnyj punkt)
— decisive point
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Ukrainian:
перело́м
(perelóm)
— decisive point
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Vietnamese:
bước ngoặt
— decisive point
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Vietnamese:
bước quyết định
— decisive point
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Bulgarian:
екстремум
(ekstremum)
— (calculus) maximum or minimum
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Danish:
vendepunkt
— (calculus) maximum or minimum
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Finnish:
ääriarvo
— (calculus) maximum or minimum
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Finnish:
käännepiste
— (calculus) maximum or minimum
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German:
Extremwert
— (calculus) maximum or minimum
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Norwegian:
vendepunkt
— (calculus) maximum or minimum
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Polish:
ekstremum funkcji
— (calculus) maximum or minimum
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Swedish:
extremvärde
— (calculus) maximum or minimum
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Thai:
จุดวกกลับ
(jùt-wók-glàp)
— (calculus) maximum or minimum
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Turkish:
kırılma noktası
— (calculus) maximum or minimum