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piv·ot  (pvt)

n.

1. A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings.

2. A person or thing on which something depends or turns; the central or crucial factor.

3. The act of turning on or as if on a pivot.

4. Basketball

a. A position taken by an offensive player usually facing away from the basket near the foul line to relay passes, attempt a shot, or set screens.

b. The stationary foot around which the ball handler is allowed to pivot without dribbling.

v. piv·ot·ed, piv·ot·ing, piv·ots

v.tr.

1. To mount on, attach by, or provide with a pivot or pivots.

2. To cause to rotate, revolve, or turn.

v.intr.

To turn on or as if on a pivot: "The plot . . . lacks direction, pivoting on Hamlet's incertitude" (G. Wilson Knight).

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[French, from Old French.]

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pivot·a·ble adj.

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pivot [ˈpɪvət]

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a short shaft or pin supporting something that turns; fulcrum

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the end of a shaft or arbor that terminates in a bearing

3. a person or thing upon which progress, success, etc., depends

4. (Military) the person or position from which a military formation takes its reference, as when altering position

vb

1. (tr) to mount on or provide with a pivot or pivots

2. (intr) to turn on or as if on a pivot

[from Old French; perhaps related to Old Provençal pua tooth of a comb]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pivot - the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver pivot man parader, marcher - walks with regular or stately step
	2.	pivot - axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns pin axis of rotation, axis - the center around which something rotates fulcrum - the pivot about which a lever turns pintle - a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
	3.	pivot - the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot" rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
Verb	1.	pivot - turn on a pivot swivel turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" pirouette - do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

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pivot

noun

1. hub, centre, heart, hinge, focal point, kingpin A large group of watercolours forms the pivot of the exhibition.

2. axis, swivel, axle, spindle, fulcrum The pedal had sheared off at the pivot.

verb

turn, spin, revolve, rotate, swivel, twirl The boat pivoted on its central axis.

pivot on something rely on, depend on, hang on, hinge on, be contingent on, revolve round the economic problems that pivoted on overseas trade

Translations

pivot [ˈpɪvət]

A. N (Mil, Tech) → pivote m (fig) → eje m (central)
she is the pivot around which the community revolves → ella es el eje sobre el que gira toda la comunidad

B. VT (= mount on pivot) → montar sobre un pivote; (= cause to turn) → hacer girar
he pivoted it on his hand → lo hizo girar sobre la mano

C. VI → girar (on sobre) she pivoted in front of the mirror → se dio una vuelta frente al espejo
to pivot on sth (fig) → girar alrededor de algo, depender de algo

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pivot [ˈpɪvət]

n

(TECHNICAL) → pivot m

(fig) → pivot m
Their daughter was the pivot around which their lives revolved → Leur fille était le pivot autour duquel leurs vies gravitaient.

vi (= turn) → pivoter

pivot on

vt fus (= depend on) → reposer sur

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pivot vb: pret, ptp <pivoted>

n → Lagerzapfen m, → Drehzapfen m; (Mil) → Flügelmann m; (fig) → Dreh- und Angelpunkt m; pivot bearing → Zapfenlager nt

vt → drehbar lagern; he pivoted it on his hand → er ließ es auf seiner Hand kreiseln

vi → sich drehen; to pivot on something (fig) → sich um etw drehen

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pivot:

pivot bridge

n (Tech) → Drehbrücke f

pivot tooth

n (Med) → Stiftzahn m

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pivot [ˈpɪvət]

1. n (Mil, Tech) (fig) → perno

2. vt → imperniare

3. vi → girare su se stesso/a

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pivot [ˈpɪvət]

1. n (Mil, Tech) (fig) → perno

2. vt → imperniare

3. vi → girare su se stesso/a

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pivot

n pivot [ˈpivət]

the pin or centre on which anything balances and turns. spil مِحْوَر، مُرْتَكَز، مَدار مِحْوَر الباب опорна точка čep, osa akse der Drehpunkt άξονας περιστροφής eje pöördetelg محور napa pivot צִיר केन्द्र बिन्दु stožer,ključna točka forgócsap pusat völtur; þungamiðja, miðdepill cardine, (punto centrale) 旋回軸 회전축 ašis ass; centrs pangsi spil omdreiningsakse, dreietapp oś eixo pivot ось, центр вращения čap, os os stožer pivå, svängaxel เดือย mil, eksen 樞軸 точка опори; стрижень محور، مدار trục đứng 枢轴

v – past tense, past participle ˈpivoted –

(withon) to turn (on) The door pivoted on a central hinge. draai يَدورُ على въртя се otáčet se svinge sich drehen (περι)στρέφομαι pivotar, girar sobre su eje pöörlema چرخیدن kääntyä pivoter לְהִסתוֹבֵב עַל צִירו घूमना opskrbiti stožerom,vrtjeti se oko nečega (meg)fordul vmin berputar snúast um/á girare 旋回する 회전하다 suktis griezties (ap kaut ko) memangsikan om een spil draaien dreie (seg om), svinge obracać się rodar a pivota вращаться otáčať sa vrteti se okrog vrteti se oko pivotera, svänga, hänga หมุนรอบเดือย dönmek 在樞軸上轉動 крутитися, обертатися مدار پر گھومنا xoay quanh trục 在枢轴上转动