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- DictionaryPiv·ot/ˈpivət/
noun
- 1. the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.
verb
- 1. turn on or as if on a pivot: "the sail pivots around the axis of the mast"
- 2. (especially in a business context) completely change the way in which one does something: "the teams performed exceptionally by quickly pivoting to meet the increased demand from our customers"
To pivot is to turn or rotate, like a hinge. Or a basketball player pivoting back and forth on one foot to protect the ball. When you're not talking about a type of swiveling movement, you can use pivot to mean the one central thing that something depends upon.
Pivot definition: a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.. See examples of PIVOT used in a sentence.
16 hours ago · 1. a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates. 2. the end of a shaft or arbor, resting and turning in a bearing. 3. any thing or person on which something or someone functions or depends vitally. He is the pivot of my life. 4.
2 days ago · 1. a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates. 2. the end of a shaft or arbor, resting and turning in a bearing. 3. any thing or person on which something or someone functions or depends vitally. He is the pivot of my life. 4.
1. A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings. 2. A person or thing on which something depends; the central or crucial factor: "The pivot of the whole affair was the stupidity of some admiral" ( Joseph Conrad ). 3. The act of turning on a pivot. 4.
noun. a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates. the end of a shaft or arbor, resting and turning in a bearing. any thing or person on which something or someone functions or depends vitally: He is the pivot of my life.
the central or most important person or thing. West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade. The pivot on which the old system turned had disappeared. She is the pivot of community life. Word Origin. See pivot in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: pivot. Definition of pivot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
