180

Degrees in semicircle

A 180 is a half-rotation—turning to face the opposite direction, from the 180 degrees in a semicircle.

In skateboarding and other action sports, it's a trick involving a half-spin.

Figuratively, to do a 180 or pull a 180 is to reverse course completely: He did a 180 on immigration policy.

The opposite of a 360, which brings you back where you started.

reversal

u-turn

180-degree driving reversal

turnaround · switch · backtrack · reverse · overturn · shift · transformation · changeover · conversion · volte-face

angle

degree

Unit of measurement

geometry · protractor · measure · semicircle · reflex · obtuse · perpendicular · bisect · vertex · arc

skateboarding

halfpipe

U-shaped ramp for tricks

  • ollieHandsfree skateboard jump
  • kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick
  • spinRapid rotation around axis

rotation · trick · vert · ramp · backside · frontside · fakie · switch · air · grab

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Opposites
degree of rotation/turn

1800

Numeral for nothing

360 · full rotation · straight ahead · zero · full turn

directional change (figurative)

180no change

consistency · same direction · continuity · doubling down · persistence

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Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G