(adj) being of crucial importance; ; - Henry Kissinger, Syn. polar, Example:a pivotal event; Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions; the polar events of this study; a polar principal

pivoting window

(n) a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically

pivot joint

(n) a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation, Syn. rotary joint, articulatio trochoidea, rotatory joint, Example:the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint

pivot shot

(n) a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pivot

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pivot

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pivoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pivoting. ] To place on a pivot. Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

关键

[关键 / 關鍵, guān jiàn] crucial; key; pivotal #989

枢纽

[枢纽 / 樞紐, shū niǔ] hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum #10030

枢

[枢 / 樞, shū] hinge; pivot #27976

枢轴

[枢轴 / 樞軸, shū zhóu] pivot; fulcrum #143235

戺

[戺, shì] door pivot

椳

[椳, wēi] the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

中心

[ちゅうしん, chuushin] (n, adj-no) (1) center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance; (suf) (2) -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on; (P) #593

要

[よう, you] (n) (1) pivot; (2) vital point; cornerstone; keystone; (3) (See 要黐) Japanese photinia; (P) #1078

中枢

[ちゅうすう, chuusuu] (n, adj-no) centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man; (P) #12047

枘(oK)

[ほぞ, hozo] (n) (uk) (See ほぞ穴) tenon; cog; dovetail; pivot

ピボット

[pibotto] (n) pivot

回転窓

[かいてんまど, kaitenmado] (n) pivoted window

軸足

[じくあし, jikuashi] (n) pivot leg

軸吊り;軸吊(io)

[じくづり, jikuduri] (n) pivot hinge

枢

[とまら, tomara] (n) (1) pivot hinge (using extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); (2) (See 猿) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

枢

[とまら, tomara] (n) (1) (arch) (See 枢・くるる) cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge; (2) door

枢

[とまら, tomara] (n) (See 枢・くるる) extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)

枢戸

[くるるど, kururudo] (n) (arch) (See 枢・くるる) door (with a pivot hinge)

枢軸

[すうじく, suujiku] (n) axle; pivot; (P)

中軸

[ちゅうじく, chuujiku] (n) axis; pivot; central figure; key man; (P)

頭捻り

[ずぶねり, zubuneri] (n) head pivot throw (sumo)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Achse { f }; Drehpunkt { m }

pivot

Drehflügelfenster { n }

pivot window

Drehzapfen { m }

centre pin; pivot

Gelenkkopf { m } [ techn. ]

pivot mount

Kipptraverse { f } [ techn. ]

pivoting cross bar

Pivotelement { n } [ math. ]

pivot element

Pivotisierung { f } [ math. ]

pivoting

Pivotsuche { f } [ math. ]

pivot search

Schwenkbereich { m }

pivoting range; slewing range

Spaltenpivotsuche { f } [ math. ]

column pivot search

Spaltenpivotisierung { f } [ math. ]

column pivoting

Stiftzahn { m } | Stiftzähne { pl }

pivot tooth | pivot teeth

Teilpivotisierung { f } [ math. ]

partial pivoting

Totalpivotisierung { f } [ math. ]

complete pivoting; total pivoting

drehzapfengelagert { adj }

pivoted

schwenkbar { adj }

pivoted

schwenken | schwenkend | geschwenkt | schwenkt | schwenkte

to pivot | pivoting | pivoted | pivots | pivoted

zentral { adj }

pivotal

zentral { adv }

pivotally

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