pivot : Idioms & Phrases
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Fixed pivot
(Mil.) , the fixed point about which any line of troops wheels.
Webster 1913
Pivot bridge
- a form of drawbridge in which one span, called the pivot span, turns about a central vertical axis.
Webster 1913
Pivot gun
- a gun mounted on a pivot or revolving carriage, so as to turn in any direction.
Webster 1913
pivot joint
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noun a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation
articulatio trochoidea; rotary joint; rotatory joint.
- the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint
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pivot man
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noun the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
pivot.
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pivot shot
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noun a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot
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Pivot tooth
(Dentistry) , an artificial crown attached to the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg.
Webster 1913
pivoting window
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noun a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically