Wendepunkt — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crux noun The most important or decisive point of a matter.
- cusp noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
- inflection noun The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
- watershed noun The area of land that drains into a particular river, lake, or sea.
Senses
Wendepunkt is used for these senses in English:
- crux The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.
- cusp (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
- point of inflection (mathematics) A point on a curve at which the sign of the curvature changes; at this point the second derivative of the underlying function will be zero, but positive on one side and negative on the other.
- tipping point (mathematics, catastrophe theory, figuratively, by extension) The point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible, often with dramatic consequences.
- turning point A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
- watershed (figurative) A critical point marking a change in course or development.
crux — full definition
- noun The most important or decisive point of a matter.
- noun A constellation in the southern sky, commonly known as the Southern Cross.
cusp — full definition
- noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
- noun A sharp or pointed tip, including the pointed part of a tooth.