Pivot 音标拼音: [p'ɪvət]
n . 枢轴,支点
a . 枢轴的
vi . 在枢轴上转动
vt . 装枢轴于
枢轴,支点枢轴的在枢轴上转动装枢轴於
pivot 枢;支点;主元(素)
pivot 枢 支点
pivot n 1 :
the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver [
synonym : {
pivot }, {
pivot man }]
2 :
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns [
synonym : {
pivot }, {
pin }]
3 :
the act of turning on (
or as if on )
a pivot ; "
the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot "
v 1 :
turn on a pivot [
synonym : {
pivot }, {
swivel }]
Pivot \
Piv "
ot \,
n . [
F .;
prob .
akin to It .
piva pipe ,
F .
pipe .
See {
Pipe }.]
1 .
A fixed pin or short axis ,
on the end of which a wheel or other body turns .
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2 .
The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support ;
as ,
the pivot of an arbor in a watch .
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3 .
Hence ,
figuratively :
A turning point or condition ;
that on which important results depend ;
as ,
the pivot of an enterprise .
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4 . (
Mil .)
The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling ; --
called also {
pivot man }.
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{
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 } (
Dentistry ),
an artificial crown attached to the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg .
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Pivot \
Piv "
ot \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Pivoted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Pivoting }.]
To place on a pivot . --
Clarke .
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175 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pivot ":
ankle ,
arbor ,
articulation ,
avert ,
axis ,
axle ,
axle bar ,
axle shaft ,
axle spindle ,
axle -
tree ,
bearing ,
bench mark ,
boundary ,
butt ,
cardinal point ,
center ,
center of action ,
center of gravity ,
centroid ,
centrum ,
cervix ,
chief thing ,
circle ,
circulate ,
circumrotate ,
circumvolute ,
climax ,
clinch ,
closure ,
come about ,
connecting link ,
connecting rod ,
connection ,
core ,
cornerstone ,
coupling ,
crank ,
crisis ,
critical point ,
crux ,
dead center ,
deflect ,
depend ,
distaff ,
divert ,
dovetail ,
elbow ,
embrace ,
epicenter ,
essence ,
essential ,
essential matter ,
fetch about ,
focal point ,
fulcrum ,
fundamental ,
gimbal ,
gist ,
gliding joint ,
go about ,
go around ,
go round ,
gravamen ,
great point ,
gudgeon ,
gyrate ,
gyre ,
hang ,
heart ,
heel ,
high point ,
hinge ,
hinged joint ,
hingle ,
hip ,
hub ,
important thing ,
interface ,
issue ,
join ,
joining ,
joint ,
juncture ,
kernel ,
keystone ,
kingpin ,
knee ,
knuckle ,
landmark ,
link ,
main point ,
main thing ,
mandrel ,
marrow ,
material point ,
meat ,
medulla ,
metacenter ,
middle ,
milestone ,
miter ,
mortise ,
nave ,
navel ,
neck ,
nub ,
nucleus ,
oarlock ,
omphalos ,
pin ,
pintle ,
pirouette ,
pith ,
pivot about ,
pivot joint ,
pole ,
put about ,
rabbet ,
radiant ,
real issue ,
rely ,
rest ,
resting point ,
revolve ,
rotate ,
round ,
rowlock ,
salient point ,
scarf ,
screw ,
seam ,
sheer ,
shoulder ,
sine qua non ,
spin ,
spindle ,
stitch ,
storm center ,
substance ,
substantive point ,
suture ,
swing ,
swing round ,
swivel ,
symphysis ,
the bottom line ,
the point ,
thole ,
tholepin ,
tie rod ,
toggle ,
toggle joint ,
trunnion ,
turn ,
turn a pirouette ,
turn about ,
turn around ,
turn round ,
turn tail ,
turning point ,
twirl ,
twist ,
umbilicus ,
union ,
veer ,
veer around ,
volte -
face ,
wamble ,
weld ,
wheel ,
wheel about ,
whip ,
whirl ,
wind ,
wrist
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