2. (noun) changing, circumstance of changing, turning.
Hohoro tonu te hurihanga i taku ingoa ki te ingoa o taku koroua, ki a Hēmi Te Koaka (HP 1991:18). / They quickly changed my name to that of my granduncle, Hēmi Te Koaka.
3. (noun) rotation (maths).
E toru ngā tikanga hei whakaatu i tētahi hurihanga – ko te pū, te ahunga, me te rahi o te hurihanga. E tutuki ai te hurihanga o tētahi mea, me ōrite te koki o te huri i ia wāhanga o taua mea i te pū huringa kotahi (TRP 2010:128). / There are three important aspects of a rotation, the centre of the rotation, the direction and the amount of rotation. A rotation is completed when all parts of an object are rotated an equal amount around a common centre of rotation (TRP 2010:128).
4. (noun) cycle, circuit.
Ko te hurihanga hauota tētahi mea nui e ora tonu ai ngā rauropi katoa o Papatūānuku (RP 2009:208). / The nitrogen cycle is an important thing for continued life of all organisms on Earth.