To turn is to

rotate Rotation or rotational/rotary motion is the circular movement of an object around a central line, known as an ''axis of rotation''. A plane figure can rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise sense around a perpendicular axis interse ...

, either continuously like a wheel turns on its axle, or in a finite motion changing an object's

orientation Orientation may refer to: Positioning in physical space * Map orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions * Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building des ...

. Turn may also refer to:

Sports and games

Turn (game) In tabletop games and video games, game mechanics define how a game works for players. Game mechanics are the rules or ludemes that govern and guide player actions, as well as the game's response to them. A rule is an instruction on how to play, wh ...

, a segment of a game *

Turn (poker) The following is a glossary of poker terms used in the card game of poker. It supplements the glossary of card game terms. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon poker slang terms. This is not intended to be ...

, the fourth of five community cards *

Turn (dance and gymnastics) In dance and gymnastics, a turn is a rotation of the body about the vertical axis. It is usually a complete rotation of the body, although quarter (90°) and half (180°) turns are possible for some types of turns. Multiple, consecutive turns are ...

, rotation of the body *

Turn (swimming) In swimming, a turn is a reversal of direction of travel by a swimmer. A turn is typically performed when a swimmer reaches the end of a swimming pool but still has one or more remaining pool lengths to swim. In competitions, there are judges or p ...

, reversing direction at the end of a pool * Turn (professional wrestling), a transition between face and heel * Turn, a quality of

spin bowling Spin bowling is a bowling (cricket), bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is Delivery (cricket), delivered relatively slowly but with rapid rotation, giving it the potential to deviate sharply after bouncing. A bowler who uses this t ...

in cricket

Science and technology

Turn (knot) A turn is one round of rope on a pin or cleat, or one round of a coil. Turns can be made around various objects, through rings, or around the standing part of the rope itself or another rope. A turn also denotes a component of a knot. When t ...

, a component of a knot *

Turning Turning is a machining process in which a cutting tool, typically a non-rotary tool bit, describes a helix toolpath by moving more or less linearly while the workpiece rotates. Usually the term "turning" is reserved for the generation of ...

, shaping wood or metal using a lathe *

Turn (biochemistry) A turn is an element of secondary structure in proteins where the polypeptide chain reverses its overall direction. Definition According to one definition, a turn is a structural motif where the Cα atoms of two residues separated by a few (usu ...

, an element of secondary structure in proteins *

Turn (unit) The turn (symbol tr or pla) is a unit of plane angle measurement that is the measure of a complete angle—the angle subtended by a complete circle at its center. One turn is equal to radians, 360 degrees or 400 gradians. As ...

, a unit of angle *

Traversal Using Relays around NAT Traversal Using Relays around NAT (TURN) is a protocol that assists in traversal of network address translators (NAT) or firewalls for multimedia applications. It may be used with the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol ...

(TURN), a computer network protocol * A loop of wire in an

electromagnetic coil An electromagnetic coil is an electrical Electrical conductivity, conductor such as a wire in the shape of a wiktionary:coil, coil (spiral or helix). Electromagnetic coils are used in electrical engineering, in applications where electric curre ...

Entertainment

Film and television

* ''Turn'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''The Turn'' (film), a 2012 short film * '' Turn: Washington's Spies'', a 2014 television series on AMC, which takes place during the American Revolutionary War * "The Turn", an episode of ''One Day at a Time'' (2017 TV series)

Literature

* Turn (poetry), or volta, a major shift in a poem's rhetorical and/or dramatic trajectory * ''The Turn'' (novel), a 1902 novel by Luigi Pirandello * ''The Turn'', an epidemic in Kim Harrison's '' Hollows'' series

Music

Turn (band) Turn are an Republic of Ireland, Irish musical ensemble, band. History Turn formed in 1998 when lead singer/guitarist Ollie Cole and drummer Ian Melady joined forces with Dublin bass player Gavin Fox (musician), Gavin Fox, whom they met at a loc ...

, an Irish rock group *

Turn (music) In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes—typically, added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line (or harmony), provide added ...

, a sequence of adjacent notes in the scale *

Turn Records To turn is to rotate, either continuously like a wheel turns on its axle, or in a finite motion changing an object's orientation. Turn may also refer to: Sports and games * Turn (game), a segment of a game * Turn (poker), the fourth of five commu ...

, an independent record label based in Santa Clara, California, US * Turn, a type of

musical ornament In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes—typically, added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line (or harmony), provide added ...

Albums

* ''Turn'' (The Ex album), 2004 * ''Turn'' (Great Big Sea album), 1999 * ''Turn'' (Roscoe Mitchell album) or the title song, 2005 * ''Turn'' (Turn album), 2005 * ''The Turn'' (Alison Moyet album), 2007 * ''The Turn'' (Live album), 2014 * ''The Turn'' (Taxi Violence album) or the title song, 2009 * ''The Turn'', by

Amber Pacific Amber Pacific is an American pop-punk band that formed in 2002 in Federal Way, Washington. The band has released five full-length albums, '' The Possibility and the Promise'' in 2005, '' Truth in Sincerity'' in 2007, ''Virtues'' in 2010, ''The ...

, 2014 * ''The Turn'', by

Fredo Viola Fredo Viola is an American singer/songwriter and multi-media artist. He was born in London, England, but has resided in the United States for most of his life. He lives in Woodstock, N.Y. He graduated from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, but has ...

, 2008

Songs

* "Turn" (Feeder song), 2001 * "Turn" (Therapy? song), 1993 * "Turn" (Travis song), 1999 * "Turn" (The Wombats song), 2017 * "Turn", by Christie Front Drive from ''

Christie Front Drive Christie Front Drive was an emo band from Denver, Colorado active between 1993 and 1997. The lineup consisted of Eric Richter (vocals and guitar), Jason Begin (guitar), Kerry McDonald (bass) and Ron Marschall (drums). Bands such as Superchunk, ...

'', 1994 * "Turn", by Dramatis from ''

For Future Reference ''For Future Reference'' is the only studio album released by the British synth-pop band Dramatis. The album itself failed to reach the UK Albums Chart, however, one of the three singles released from the album, " Love Needs No Disguise" with ...

'', 1981 * "Turn", by Hexedene from '' Choking on Lilies'', 1997 * "Turn", by New Order from ''

Waiting for the Sirens' Call ''Waiting for the Sirens' Call'' is the eighth studio album by English rock band New Order, released on 28 March 2005 by London Records. The album was preceded by the single " Krafty". Two additional singles from the album were released: "Jets ...

'', 2005

Places

* Turn, Kočevje, a former settlement in Slovenia * Turn Village, in Lancashire, England * Tirns, (West Frisian: ''Turns'') a village in the Netherlands

Other uses

Johannes Türn Johannes Türn (27 May 1899, in Tartu – 8 March 1993, in Tallinn) was an Estonian chess player. Biography Türn played in numerous Estonian Chess Championship, Estonian championships. In 1923, he took 2nd, behind Paul Rinne, in Tallinn (1st ES ...

(1899–1993), Estonian chess player *

Turn (policy debate) To turn is to rotate, either continuously like a wheel turns on its axle, or in a finite motion changing an object's orientation. Turn may also refer to: Sports and games * Turn (game), a segment of a game * Turn (poker), the fourth of five commu ...

, an argument that proves the opposite *

TURN (The Utility Reform Network) TURN (The Utility Reform Network) is a consumer advocacy organization headquartered in San Francisco, California. In 1972, Sylvia Siegel started TURN in her kitchen to represent consumers before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC ...

, a consumer advocacy organization in California, US *

Inventory turns In accountancy, accounting, the inventory turnover is a measure of the number of times inventory is sold or used in a time period such as a year. It is calculated to see if a business has an excessive inventory in comparison to its sales level. T ...

, a management concept *

Linguistic turn The linguistic turn was a major development in Western philosophy during the early 20th century, the most important characteristic of which is the focusing of philosophy primarily on the relations between language, language users, and the world. ...

* Historical turn *

Cultural turn The cultural turn is a movement beginning in the early 1970s among scholars in the humanities and social sciences to make culture the focus of contemporary debates; it also describes a shift in emphasis toward ''meaning'' and away from a positiv ...

Aretaic turn Virtue ethics (also aretaic ethics, from Greek []) is a philosophical approach that treats virtue and moral character, character as the primary subjects of ethics, in contrast to other ethical systems that put consequences of voluntary acts, prin ...