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noun
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.
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noun
Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
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Usage: broadly, figuratively
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noun
Act of turning on one foot.
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noun
The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: roller derby
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noun
An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
A pivot table.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
A pivotal quantity.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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noun
A quarterback.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canadian
Topics: ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A circle runner.
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Topics: ball-games, games, handball, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, politics
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verb
To turn on an exact spot.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
To make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc.
To change the direction of a business, usually in response to changes in the market.
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Usage: slang
Topics: business
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verb
To make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc.
To shift a political candidate's messaging during a general election to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, politics
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noun
the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rotation, rotary motion
noun
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pin
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Broader terms: axis, axis of rotation
Narrower terms: fulcrum, pintle
noun
the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pivot man
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Broader terms: marcher, parader
verb
turn on a pivot
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Synonyms: swivel
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Broader terms: turn
Narrower terms: pirouette
History
From Middle English pevet, *pivot, from Old French pivot (“hinge pin, pivot”) (12th c.), possibly from Latin pūgiō.
Across languages
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