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Meditation :: Meditation (n.) The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.

Lever :: Lever (n.) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; -- used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. Specif., a bar of metal, wood, or other rigid substance, used to exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It is usually named as the first of the six mecha

Flavescent :: Flavescent (a.) Turning yellow; yellowish.

Rotative :: Rotative (a.) turning, as a wheel; rotary; rotational..

Loop :: Loop (n.) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.

Critical :: Critical (n.) Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation..

Refluent :: Refluent (a.) Flowing back; returning; ebbing.

Reversion :: Reversion (n.) The act of returning, or coming back; return..

Sauter :: Sauter (v. t.) To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning or tossing it over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat..

Hemmer :: Hemmer (n.) A tool for turning over the edge of sheet metal to make a hem.

Drummond Light :: Drummond light () A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; -- called also oxycalcium light, or lime light..

Crisis :: Crisis (n.) The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the turning point..

Levo- :: Levo- () Turning the plane of polarized light to the left; as, levotartaric acid; levoracemic acid; levogyratory crystals, etc..

Entropium :: Entropium (n.) The inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids.

Lock :: Lock (n.) A device for keeping a wheel from turning.

Crapaudine :: Crapaudine (n.) Turning on pivots at the top and bottom; -- said of a door.

Turnover :: Turnover (n.) A semicircular pie or tart made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or other materials..

Hood :: Hood (n.) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind..

Reviving :: Reviving (a. & n.) Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.

Winding :: Winding (n.) A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream..

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