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verbturn on a pivot
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nounaxis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
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nounthe person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
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"the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"nounthe act of turning on (or as if on) a pivottype of:
Definition that contains pivot
- throw the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- wheel change directions as if revolving on a pivot
- crane lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
- stroke the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- scissors an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
- lever a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
- revolver a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings
- pivot turn on a pivot
- pivot the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
- swivel turn on a pivot