Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

tournoiement

English translation:

intertwining

Added to glossary by Helen Shiner
Dec 10, 2008 14:24
15 yrs ago
French term

tournoiement

French to English Science Esoteric practices
It is common in esoteric schools to describe fundamental processes as a tri-fold structure, often sketched as a triangle, whereas the top represents the synthesis of the bottom two opposing poles.

An example of such structure is: in our human body we have cells specific to reproduction (in french: "le germen") and all remaining cells that have no capability to reproduce ("le soma").
So this aspect of life could be drawn in the triangle where 'vie' is the top point of the triangle, 'germen' the bottom left corner and 'soma' the bottom right corner of this triangle.

Now with this image in mind, I'm looking for a translation of the term "tournoiement", which is for example used in this sentence:

"Ainsi le couple soma-germen est formé de trois pôles : soma masculin, germen féminin, et c'est leur tournoiement qui est la vie."
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 intertwining
4 spinning
Change log

Feb 9, 2009 09:05: Helen Shiner Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Selected

intertwining

This is what first springs to mind, since this sounds as if it is a poetic image.
Peer comment(s):

agree liz askew : Journal of Theoretical Biology : Inferring developmental ... In the former case the development of germ line and soma are tightly intertwined . Both are derived from a common pool of precursor cells that acquire their ... linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/
20 mins
Wow, liz, thank you; I didn't think there was much chance of finding a source for my suggestion, especially not such a scientific one. Clearly there is poetry to be found in science after all!
agree Jenn Mercer
60 days
Thank you, Jenn
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spinning

Since the term "tournoiement" derives from the verb "tournoyer", meaning to spin around one's axis, or to turn around in circles or to spiral, this noun, at least employed in the context you provided, means the act of spinning or spiraling.
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