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Definition of pivot
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Pivot (n.)
Hence,
figuratively:
A
turning
point or
condition;
that on which
important
results
depend;
as, the pivot of an
enterprise..
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Potance
::
Potance
(n.) The stud in which the
bearing
for the lower pivot of the verge is made.
Pivoting
::
Pivoting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pivo.
Bushing
::
Bushing
(n.) The
operation
of
fitting
bushes,
or
linings,
into holes or
places
where wear is to be
received,
or
friction
diminished,
as pivot
holes,
etc..
Jewel
::
"Jewel
(n.) A
bearing
for a pivot a pivot in a
watch,
formed
of a
crystal
or
precious
stone,
as a
ruby..
Cradle
::
Cradle
(n.) A bed or cot for a baby,
oscillating
on
rockers
or
swinging
on
pivots;
hence,
the place of
origin,
or in which
anything
is
nurtured
or
protected
in the
earlier
period
of
existence;
as, a
cradle
of
crime;
the
cradle
of
liberty..
Brake
::
Brake (v. t.) A piece of
mechanism
for
retarding
or
stopping
motion
by
friction,
as of a
carriage
or
railway
car, by the
pressure
of
rubbers
against
the
wheels,
or of clogs or
ratchets
against
the track or
roadway,
or of a
pivoted
lever
against
a wheel or drum in a
machine..
Pawl
::
Pawl (n.) A
pivoted
tongue,
or
sliding
bolt, on one part of a
machine,
adapted
to fall into
notches,
or
interdental
spaces,
on
another
part, as a
ratchet
wheel,
in such a
manner
as to
permit
motion
in one
direction
and
prevent
it in the
reverse,
as in a
windlass;
a
catch,
click,
or
detent.
See
Illust.
of
Ratchet
Wheel..
Swivel-eyed
::
Swivel
(v. i.) To swing or turn, as on a pin or
pivot..
Turn
::
Turn (v. i.) To move
round;
to have a
circular
motion;
to
revolve
entirely,
repeatedly,
or
partially;
to
change
position,
so as to face
differently;
to whirl or wheel
round;
as, a wheel turns on its axis; a
spindle
turns on a
pivot;
a man turns on his
heel..
Recipiangle
::
Recipiangle
(n.) An
instrument
with two arms that are
pivoted
together
at one end, and a
graduated
arc, -- used by
military
engineers
for
measuring
and
laying
off
angles
of
fortifications..
Saucer
::
Saucer
(n.) A
shallow
socket
for the pivot of a
capstan.
Whippletree
::
Whippletree
(n.) The
pivoted
or
swinging
bar to which the
traces,
or tugs, of a
harness
are
fastened,
and by which a
carriage,
a plow, or other
implement
or
vehicle,
is
drawn;
a
whiffletree;
a
swingletree;
a
singletree.
See
Singletree..
Shears
::
Shears
(n.) An
instrument
consisting
of two
blades,
commonly
with bevel
edges,
connected
by a
pivot,
and
working
on both sides of the
material
to be cut, -- used for
cutting
cloth and other
substances..
Broach
::
Broach
(n.) A tool of
steel,
generally
tapering,
and of a
polygonal
form, with from four to eight
cutting
edges,
for
smoothing
or
enlarging
holes in
metal;
sometimes
made
smooth
or
without
edges,
as for
burnishing
pivot holes in
watches;
a
reamer.
The
broach
for gun
barrels
is
commonly
square
and
without
taper..
Toe
::
Toe (n.) The
journal,
or
pivot,
at the lower end of a
revolving
shaft or
spindle,
which rests in a
step..
Pivotal
::
Pivotal
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to a pivot or
turning
point;
belonging
to, or
constituting,
a
pivot;
of the
nature
of a
pivot;
as, the
pivotalopportunity
of a
career;
the
pivotal
position
in a
battle..
Compass
::
Compass
(n.) An
instrument
for
determining
directions
upon the
earth's
surface
by means of a
magnetized
bar or
needle
turning
freely
upon a pivot and
pointing
in a
northerly
and
southerly
direction.
Gudgeon
::
Gudgeon
(n.) The pin of iron
fastened
in the end of a
wooden
shaft or axle, on which it
turns;
formerly,
any
journal,
or
pivot,
or
bearing,
as the
pintle
and eye of a
hinge,
but esp. the end
journal
of a
horizontal..
Pivot
::
Pivot (n.)
Hence,
figuratively:
A
turning
point or
condition;
that on which
important
results
depend;
as, the pivot of an
enterprise..
Wheel
::
Wheel (v. i.) To
change
direction,
as if
revolving
upon an axis or
pivot;
to turn; as, the
troops
wheeled
to the
right..
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