Download the app
educalingo
counter-turn

Meaning of "counter-turn" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTER-TURN

ˈkaʊntətɜːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTER-TURN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counter-Turn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUNTER-TURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of counter-turn in the English dictionary

The definition of counter-turn in the dictionary is a one-foot turn in figure skating.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTER-TURN

about-turn · altern · alterne · attorn · downturn · extern · externe · intern · interne · morgenstern · nocturne · nonreturn · overturn · return · Saturn · stern · Sterne · tern · terne · turn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTER-TURN

counter-argument · counter-gambit · counter-inflationary · counter-order · Counter-Reformation · counter-revolution · counter-revolutionaries · counter-revolutionary · counter-revolutionist · counter-shot · counter-stroke · counter-terrorist · counteract · counteraction · counteractive · counteractively · counteragent · counterargue · counterassault · counterattack

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTER-TURN

about turn · ampere-turn · at every turn · carriage return · day return · income tax return · internal rate of return · on the turn · outturn · point of no return · rate of return · sale and return · sale or return · star turn · tax return · the point of no return · the turn · to a turn · U-turn · upturn

Synonyms and antonyms of counter-turn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «counter-turn» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COUNTER-TURN

Find out the translation of counter-turn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of counter-turn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counter-turn» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

反转
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

contra- turno
570 millions of speakers
en

English

counter-turn
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

जवाबी बारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكافحة بدوره
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Счетчик - поворот
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

contra- turno
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পাল্টা-পালা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

contre- virage
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Balas balik
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Gegen wiederum
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

カウンターターン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

카운터 턴
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Counter-turn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phản lượt
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர் திருப்பம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रति-वळण
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

karşı-dönüş
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

contro- turn
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

licznik -turn
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

лічильник - поворот
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

contra -turn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντι - στροφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

counter -draai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontra turn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontra turn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counter-turn

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTER-TURN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of counter-turn
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «counter-turn».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counter-turn

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTER-TURN»

Discover the use of counter-turn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counter-turn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dph Sports Series Skiing
On a steep slope or on a slope with moguls, a very useful manoeuvre for controlling your speed without losing your smooth rhythm is the counter-turn ('S'- turn)-the French call it the centre virage or virage GT. In this movement you use your ...
H.C. Dubey, 1999
2
The N.C.R.
t' September 1,1900 Tl-IE N. C. R. 407 J. B. PHILLIPS. Inspection Depat-tment— Make No. 3.': special-counter turn-back shaft steel collars with the holes of proper size in the Scrow Department. to avoid l'l'2lilIl!l,'Z in Bench Department.
3
Turn, Counter-turn, Stand and Weep: Three Elegiac Odes
Furthermore, the persuasiveness of generic criticism such as I attempt in this work must rest on its ability to show similarities and connections where none might be expected. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Michael Widner, 2006
4
Carving: Fascination on Skis
Action • Turn the leg • Turn the body: – ahead of the turn – counter turn – as a ' block' turn The Basic Function of Turning (Rotation) w Turning (Rotation) Turning (rotation) means to momentarily and deliberately change the direction of the ...
Johannes Roschinsky, 2004
5
Figure Skating: Championship Techniques
Looking at the line of the properly executed counter turn left by the blade on a clean sheet of ice, one should detect no break in the line—proof that there has been no edge change. The Forward Outside Counter This turn consists of a forward ...
John Misha Petkevich, 1989
6
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
Toothaker, Fred E., Swampscott, Mass., assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Paterson, N. J. Making molded-counter turn-shoes. No. 1,368,373 ; Feb. 15 ; v. 283 ; p. 396. Torrisi, Samuel S., Philadelphia, Pa. Cathode for au- dions.
7
Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
counter-turn poem is iambic and there are dactylic and trochaic variations, then a counterpoint is achieved. The counterpoint effects in this stanza from George MacBeth's The God of Love are very noticeable: Ĭ foúnd thĕm bĕtwéen fár hílls, ...
J. A. Cuddon, 2012
8
Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English
Gwribdramwyaw, c.a. (gwrthdramwy) To travel adversely ; to retrograde. Gwrthdraruwyawl,a.(gwrtbdramwy) Retrograda- tory, travelling adversely. Gvtrthdreiglaw, v. a. (gwrthdraigl) To revolve adversely ; to counter-turn. Gwrthdreigliad, ». m.
William Owen Pughe, 1832
9
Works: Collated with all the former editions, and corrected ...
Thou looking then about, E're thou wert half got out, Wise child didst hastily return , And mad'st thy mother's womb thine urn. How summ'd a circle didst thou leave mankind Of deepest lore, could we the centre find 1 The first Counter-turn of ten.
Ben Jonson, 1756
10
A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English
... s. n. (gvvrthdramvry A journeying adversely ; retrogradation. Gvrnhdramwyaw, e. e. (gwrthdramvry) To travel adversely; to retrograde. ' Gwrthdram tor , trav ing adverse] Gvr dreiglsvr, o. a. (gwnhdraigl) To revolve adversely; to counter-turn.
William Owen Pughe

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTER-TURN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counter-turn is used in the context of the following news items.
1
BMW hits the performance limits with its driverless car
This BMW 6 Series manages to automatically counter-turn to avoid a spinout in the wet. BMW. The most amazing part of the demonstration was ... «CNET, Jan 14»
2
Do you know how to drive your car?
Suddenly you need to know whether the car is front-wheel drive (foot off gas, counter-turn and accelerate out of the mess) or rear-wheel drive ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Feb 13»
3
Love Means Being Free to Fly Your Crazy Flag
He gives me a look and I told him that if I find myself making a half-turn or full-turn in the course of the day, I have to counter-turn in the other ... «Huffington Post, Jul 12»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Counter-Turn [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/counter-turn>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN