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pivot around something — ˈpivot on/around sth derived (of an argument, a theory, etc.) to depend completely on sth Syn: hinge on Main entry: ↑pivotderived … Useful english dictionary
pivot on something — ˈpivot on/around sth derived (of an argument, a theory, etc.) to depend completely on sth Syn: hinge on Main entry: ↑pivotderived … Useful english dictionary
pivot — piv|ot1 [ˈpıvət] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Frenc] 1.) a central point or pin on which something balances or turns 2.) [usually singular] also pivot point the most important thing in a situation, system etc, which other things depend or are based on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pivot — may refer to: * Pivot, the fulcrum as part of a lever * Pivot joint, a kind of joint between bones in the body * Pivot turn, a dance moveIn mathematics: * Pivot element, the first element distinct from zero in a matrix in echelon form * Pivotal… … Wikipedia
Pivot — Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pivot bridge — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pivot gun — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pivot man — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pivot tooth — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pivot — [piv′ət] n. [Fr, prob. akin to Prov pua, tooth of a comb] 1. a point, shaft, pin, etc. on which something turns 2. a person or thing on or around which something turns or depends, etc.; central point 3. a pivoting movement adj. PIVOTAL vt. to… … English World dictionary
