turning point

turning point
1. a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
2. a point at which something changes direction, esp. a high or low point on a graph.
3. Survey. a point temporarily located and marked in order to establish the elevation or position of a surveying instrument at a new station.
[1850-55]

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