στροφή — meaning in English

English meaning

• bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
• rotation noun The action or process of turning around a centre or axis.
• stanza noun A group of lines in a poem, set apart from the next group by a blank line and often sharing a fixed pattern of length, rhythm and rhyme.
• turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
• turning noun A change in direction; a bend or curve in a road or path.
• verse noun Writing arranged with rhythm and often rhyme, as in poetry.

Senses

στροφή is used for these senses in English:

• bend A curve.
• stanza (poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
• turn A change of direction or orientation.
• turning (UK, Irish) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
• verse One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.

bend — full definition

1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
2. verb To curve or change direction.
3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

rotation — full definition

1. noun The action or process of turning around a centre or axis.
2. noun A regular pattern of taking turns, or a scheduled change-over.
3. noun The practice of growing different crops on the same land across seasons.

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