English-Thai Dictionary

swivel

N แกน หมุน  เดือย หมุน  axis pivot kan-muan

 

swivel

VI หมุน  หมุนรอบ  spin pivot rotate muan

 

swivel

VT หมุน  หมุนรอบ  spin pivot rotate muan

 

swivel chair

N เก้าอี้ หมุน  kao-e-muan

 

swivel round

PHRV บิดร อบ  หมุนรอบ  bid-rob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SWIVEL

n.swiv'l. 1. A ring which turns upon a staple; or a strong link of iron used in mooring ships, and which permits the bridles to be turned round; any ring or staple that turns.
2. A small cannon or piece of artillery, carrying a shot of half a pound, fixed on a socket on the top of a ship's side, stern or bow, or in her tops, in such a manner as to be turned in any direction.

 

SWIVEL

v.i.swiv'l. To turn on a staple, pin or pivot.

 

SWIVEL-HOOK

n.A hook that turns in the end of an iron block strap, for the ready taking the turns out of a tackle.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SWIVEL

Swiv "el, n. Etym: [AS. swifan to move quickly, to remove; akin to Icel. sveifla to whirl, shake, svifa to ramble, to turn. See Swoop, and cf. Swift a reel, Swift, a.]

 

1. (Mech. )

 

Defn: A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.

 

2. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; -- called also swivel gun. Wilhelm. Swivel bridge, a kind of drawbridge that turns round on a vertical axis; a swing bridge. -- Swivel hook, a hook connected with the iron strap of a pulley block by a swivel joint, for readily taking the turns out of a tackle. -- Swivel joint, a joint, the two pieces composing which turn round, with respect to each other, on a longitudinal pin or axis, as in a chain, to prevent twisting.

 

SWIVEL

SWIVEL Swiv "el, v. i.

 

Defn: To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.

 

SWIVEL-EYED

SWIVEL-EYED Swiv "el-eyed `, a.

 

Defn: Squint-eyed. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

swivel

swiv el |ˈswivəl ˈswɪvəl | ▶noun a coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other. ▶verb ( swivels, swiveling, swiveled; Brit. swivels, swivelling, swivelled ) [ often with adverbial ] turn around a point or axis or on a swivel: [ no obj. ] : he swiveled in the chair | [ with obj. ] : she swiveled her eyes around. ORIGIN Middle English, from the base of Old English swīfan ‘to move (along a course ), sweep. ’

 

swivel chair

swiv el chair ▶noun a chair with a seat able to be turned on its base to face in any direction.

 

Oxford Dictionary

swivel

swivel |ˈswɪv (ə )l | ▶noun a coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other. ▶verb ( swivels, swivelling, swivelled; US swivels, swiveling, swiveled ) [ often with adverbial ] turn around a point or axis or on a swivel: [ no obj. ] : he swivelled in the chair | [ with obj. ] : she swivelled her eyes round. ORIGIN Middle English, from the base of Old English swīfan ‘to move (along a course ), sweep ’.

 

swivel chair

swivel chair ▶noun a chair with a seat able to be turned on its base to face in any direction.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

swivel

swivel verb the speaker swivels on a small base: turn, rotate, revolve, pivot, swing; spin, twirl, whirl, wheel, gyrate, pirouette.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

swivel

swivel verb she swivelled round in her seat: turn, spin, swing, rotate, revolve, pivot, twirl, whirl, wheel, gyrate, pirouette. ▶noun attached to the wall is a small television on a swivel: pivot, axle, spindle, hinge, axis, fulcrum, pin, hub, kingpin, gudgeon, trunnion.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

swivel

swiv el /swɪ́v (ə )l /名詞 C 1 〘機 〙回り継ぎ手 , 猿環 （さるかん ）.2 (回転いす 旋回砲の )台 .3 旋回砲 [銃 ](swivel gun ).動詞 ～s ; ～ed , ｟英 ｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英 ｠～ling 他動詞 1 …の向きを変える, …を回転させる ; …を猿環で回す .2 …を猿環で留める ; …に猿環を付ける .自動詞 向きを変える, 回転する ; (猿環で )旋回する (round ).～́ ch à ir 回転いす .