
[French, from Old French.]
pivotable piv'ot·a·ble adj.
verb
Definition: center point about which something revolves
Antonyms: exterior, exteriority, outside
n. the person or people about whom a body of troops wheels.
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A chord (or a note) which has different harmonic (or melodic) functions in two different keys, this property being used to effect a smooth transition from one key to another.
1. A hinge.
2. The axle or pin about which a window or door rotates.
A short shaft or pin supporting something that turns a fulcrum.
A price level established as being significant either because the market fails to penetrate it or because a sudden increase in volume accompanies a move through that price level.
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Said of the exercise demanded of a horse when testing a limb for weakness or lameness; the horse is forced to turn very tightly so that it actually pivots on the limb being examined.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tap, spids, akse, stift
v. tr. - anbringe på
v. intr. - dreje
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Nederlands (Dutch)
spil, om/op een spil draaien, afhankelijk zijn van, voorzien van spil, draaiend op/om een spil
Français (French)
n. - (Mécan, Mil) pivot, (fig) pivot, centre
v. tr. - (gén) faire pivoter, orienter (lampe), (Tech) monter (qch) sur pivot
v. intr. - pivoter (sur), faire pivoter, (fig) reposer (sur)
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Drehzapfen, Angelpunkt
v. - sich drehen
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άξονας, κέντρο περιστροφής, κεντρικό σημείο, κεντρικό πρόσωπο, ουσιώδης παράγοντας, (μτφ.) κύριος μοχλός, παράγων ή πόλος
v. - περιστρέφω/-ομαι, γυρίζω πάνω σε στροφέα ή άξονα
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Italiano (Italian)
perno, pivottare, imperniato
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - pivô (m), apoio (m), eixo (m), pino (m)
v. - prover de pivô, girar em torno de um eixo
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Русский (Russian)
ось вращения, осевой стержень, вращаться
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Español (Spanish)
n. - eje, pivote, gorrón, base, esencial, fundamental
v. tr. - montar sobre un pivote, pivotear
v. intr. - montar sobre un pivote
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pivå, (vridnings)axel, medelpunkt, centralfigur, riktkarl (mil. o gymn.)
v. - pivotera, hänga, bero
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
枢轴, 中心点, 支点, 装枢轴于, 在枢轴上转动
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 樞軸, 中心點, 支點
v. tr. - 裝樞軸於
v. intr. - 在樞軸上轉動
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - 추축, 선회축, 기준
v. tr. - 추축 위에 놓다
v. intr. - 추축으로 선회하다, 흔들리다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 軸頭, 中心点, 要点, 肝腎かなめの人, 中心となる選手
v. - ピボットを付ける, ピボット上に置く, 蝶番式に旋回する, 決する
adj. - 軸となる
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شخص أو شيء أو عامل من العوامل ذو دور أساسي (فعل) يدور على محور, يمحور, يزود بمحور
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ציר, מרכז, מוקד, שחקן ציר (כדורסל)
v. tr. - קבע על ציר
v. intr. - סבב על ציר