pivot
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French pivot, probably connected with Italian pivolo, "peg, pin", diminutive of piva, pipa, "pipe".
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpɪvət/
[edit] Noun
pivot (plural pivots)
- 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.
- Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
- Act of turning on one foot.
- A player in roller derby with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.
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[edit] Translations
pivot is that on which something turns
something having a paramount significance
act of turning on one foot
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[edit] Verb
pivot (third-person singular simple present pivots, present participle pivoting, simple past and past participle pivoted)
- (intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.
[edit] Translations
To turn on an exact spot
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
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[edit] Noun
pivot m. (plural pivots)
- pivot
- fulcrum
- lynchpin
- (basketball) center
Pivot (basket-ball) on the French Wikipedia.fr.Wikipedia:Pivot (basket-ball)
