parting point

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• Parting lineation — Parting lineation, from lower right to upper left; Kayenta Formation, Canyonlands National Park Parting lineation (also known as current lineation or primary current lineation) is a subtle sedimentary structure in which sand grains are aligned in …   Wikipedia

• parting — [pärt′iŋ] adj. 1. dividing; separating 2. departing 3. given, spoken, done, etc. at parting n. 1. the act of breaking, dividing, or separating 2. a place of division or separation; dividing point or line 3. something that separates or divides …   English World dictionary

• parting of the ways — phrasal 1. : the place where a road divides into two or more roads leading in different directions 2. a. : a point of separation or divergence (as for persons traveling together) b. : a point of decision : a place or time at which a choice must… …   Useful english dictionary

• parting of the ways — {n. phr.} 1. The point where a road or path divides; a fork. * /They stood undecided at a parting of the ways, where a forest path forked./ 2. A time or place where a choice must be made; a deciding point. * /He had come to a parting of the ways …   Dictionary of American idioms

• parting of the ways — {n. phr.} 1. The point where a road or path divides; a fork. * /They stood undecided at a parting of the ways, where a forest path forked./ 2. A time or place where a choice must be made; a deciding point. * /He had come to a parting of the ways …   Dictionary of American idioms

• parting — part|ing1 [ˈpa:tıŋ US ˈpa:r ] n 1.) [U and C] an occasion when two people leave each other ▪ an emotional parting at the airport ▪ the moment of parting on parting ▪ He gave her a light kiss on parting. 2.) BrE the line on your head made by… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Parting Glances — Clins d œil sur un adieu (Parting Glances) est un film américain sorti en 1986. Il donne une vision réaliste de la vie gay urbaine dans les années 1980 lors de l ère reaganienne et l impact de l épidémie de SIDA, ce qui en fait suivant la… …   Wikipédia en Français

• parting — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an occasion when two people leave each other: It had been a melancholy parting in the rain. 2 (C) BrE the line on your head made by dividing your hair with a comb; part AmE: a centre parting 3 the parting of the ways the point at… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• parting — part|ing1 [ partıŋ ] adjective only before noun done or said by someone when they are leaving: He shot her a parting glance and then left. a parting comment parting part|ing 2 [ partıŋ ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the act of leaving someone,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Parting pulley — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• parting\ of\ the\ ways — n. phr. 1. the point where a road or path divides; a fork. They stood undecided at a parting of the ways, where a forest path forked. 2. A time or place where a choice must be made; a deciding point. He had come to a parting of the ways: he had… …   Словарь американских идиом