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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

平行转弯

Pronunciation / Transliteration: píng xíng zhuǎn wān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Parallel-turn/ˈpær.ə.lel.tɜːn/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他在滑雪时展示了优美的平行转弯技巧。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A skiing technique where both skis are kept parallel throughout the turn.

    "Mastering the parallel-turn is essential for skiing efficiently down steep, groomed slopes."
  2. 2

    A mechanical or operational maneuver where two or more components rotate or shift simultaneously along aligned axes.

    "The automated assembly line utilizes a precise parallel-turn mechanism to reorient components."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'parallel', originating from Greek 'parallelos' meaning 'beside one another', combined with 'turn', from Old English 'tyrnian'. Initially established in technical disciplines such as skiing, mechanics, and manufacturing to describe synchronized or concurrent directional changes.

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