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pivot definition

pivot (piv′ət)

noun

  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

Etymology: Fr, prob. akin to Prov pua, tooth of a comb

adjective

pivotal

transitive verb

to provide with, attach by, or mount on a pivot or pivots

intransitive verb

to turn on or as if on a pivot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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