counterturn
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]counterturn (plural counterturns)
- A turn in the other direction; one of the turns of a zigzag.
- 2010, Richard Freeman, The Mirror of Yoga:
- Every turn, every spiral, every extension eventually has to be tempered by a counterturn, a counterspiral, or a flexion; sometimes strong, sometimes subtle.
- The critical moment in a drama, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
- 1668, John Dryden, Essay of Dramatick Poesie:
- turns and counterturns of plot