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Definition of Pivot

1. Noun. The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver.

2. Verb. Turn on a pivot.

3. Noun. Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns.

4. Noun. The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot. "The golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"

Definition of Pivot

1. n. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

2. v. t. To place on a pivot.

Definition of Pivot

1. Noun. A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle. ¹

2. Noun. Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation. ¹

3. Noun. Act of turning on one foot. ¹

4. Noun. (roller derby) A player in with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To turn on an exact spot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pivot

1. to turn on a shaft or rod [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Pivot

1. 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch. 3. Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise. 4. The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; called also pivot man. Pivot bridge, a form of drawbridge in which one span, called the pivot span, turns about a central vertical axis. Pivot gun, a gun mounted on a pivot or revolving carriage, so as to turn in any direction. Pivot tooth, an artificial crown attached to the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg. Origin: F.; prob. Akin to It. Piva pipe, F. Pipe. See Pipe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pivot

pityroid piu pium piums piupiu piupius pivalaldehyde pivalate pivalates pivalic acid

pivaloyl pivalylbenzhydrazine pivampicillin pivanilide pivanilides pivot (current term) pivot joint pivot man pivot shift test pivot shot

pivotable pivotal pivotally pivoted pivoter pivoters pivoting pivoting window pivotings pivotless

Literary usage of Pivot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Analytical Mechanics for Engineers by Fred B. Seely, Newton Edward Ensign (1921)
"For a new pivot the assumption 2(a) seems reasonable, although the pressure, ... If the wear normal to the pivot (normal wear) at any point of the pivot is ..."

2. A Manual of Spherical and Practical Astronomy: Embracing the General by William Chauvenet (1900)
"If the section of the pivot is any regular figure, the variations in the readings of a single microscope may be regarded as a function of the division (2) ..."

3. The Principles and Practice of Dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris (1892)
"Second, by filling the pivot hole with pulverized borax, moistened with water, inserting the end of the pivot into it, which should be large enough to fill ..."

4. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1901)
"An important feature in my invention is the •mployment of the bolt I, turning on a pivot or bearing, instead of the sliding bolt heretofore in use. ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1886)
"An important feature in my invention is the employment of the bolt I, turning on a pivot or bearing, instead of the eliding bolt heretofore in use. ..."

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