English-Thai Dictionary

pivot

N เดือย หรือ แกน สั้น ที่ สิ่ง อื่น หมุนรอบ  แกน หมุน  เดือย หมุน  due-rue-kan-san-ti-sing-uen-muam-rob

 

pivot

VI หมุนรอบ เดือย หรือ แกน  หมุนตัว รอบ  muan-rob-duea-rue-kan

 

pivot

VT ทำให้ หมุนรอบ แกน  tam-hai-muan-rob-kan

 

pivot on

PHRV มุ่ง ที่  มี เพื่อ  depend on hang on mung-ti

 

pivot on

PHRV หมุนรอบ  muan-rob

 

pivotal

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ  pivot kiao-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PIVOT

n.A pin on which any thing turns.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PIVOT

Piv "ot, n. Etym: [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See Pipe. ]

 

1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

 

2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.

 

3. Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.

 

4. (Mil. )

 

Defn: The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivot man. Pivot bridge, a form of drawbridge in which one span, called the pivot span, turns about a central vertical axis. -- Pivot gun, a gun mounted on a pivot or revolving carriage, so as to turn in any direction. -- Pivot tooth (Dentistry ), an artificial crown attached to the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg.

 

PIVOT

Piv "ot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pivoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pivoting.]

 

Defn: To place on a pivot. Clarke.

 

PIVOTAL

PIVOTAL Piv "ot *al, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a battle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pivot

piv ot |ˈpivət ˈpɪvət | ▶noun the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates. • [ usu. in sing. ] a person or thing that plays a central part in an activity or organization: the pivot of community life was the chapel. • the person or people about whom a body of troops wheels. • (also pivotman ) a player in a central position in a team sport. • Basketball a movement in which the player holding the ball may move in any direction with one foot, while keeping the other (the pivot foot ) in contact with the floor. ▶verb ( pivots, pivoting, pivoted ) [ no obj. ] turn on or as if on a pivot: the sail pivots around the axis of a virtually static mast | he swung around, pivoting on his heel. • [ with obj. ] provide (a mechanism ) with a pivot; fix (a mechanism ) on a pivot: (as adj. pivoted ) : a pivoted bracket. • (pivot on ) depend on: your escape pivots on my disappearing with you. DERIVATIVES piv ot a bil i ty |ˌpivətəˈbilitē |noun, piv ot a ble adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, probably from the root of dialect pue ‘tooth of a comb ’ and Spanish pu (y )a ‘point. ’ The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

pivotal

piv ot al |ˈpivətl ˈpɪvədl | ▶adjective of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else: the alliance that played a pivotal role in the revolution. • fixed on or as if on a pivot: a sliding or pivotal motion.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pivot

pivot |ˈpɪvət | ▶noun the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates. • [ usu. in sing. ] a person or thing that plays a central part in a situation or enterprise: the pivot of community life was the chapel. • the person or position from which a body of troops takes its reference point when moving or changing course. • (also pivotman ) chiefly N. Amer. a player in a central position in a team sport. • Basketball a movement in which the player holding the ball may move in any direction with one foot, while keeping the other (the pivot foot ) in contact with the floor. ▶verb ( pivots, pivoting, pivoted ) [ no obj. ] turn on or as if on a pivot: he swung round, pivoting on his heel. • [ with obj. ] provide (a mechanism ) with a pivot; fix (a mechanism ) on a pivot: (as adj. pivoted ) : a pivoted bracket. • (pivot on ) depend on: the government's reaction pivoted on the response of the Prime Minister. DERIVATIVES pivotability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, pivotable adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, probably from the root of dialect pue ‘tooth of a comb ’ and Spanish pu (y )a ‘point ’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

pivotal

piv |otal |ˈpɪvətl | ▶adjective 1 of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else: Japan's pivotal role in the world economy. 2 fixed on or as if on a pivot: a sliding or pivotal motion.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pivot

pivot noun 1 the machine turns on a pivot: fulcrum, axis, axle, swivel; pin, shaft, hub, spindle, hinge, kingpin, gudgeon. 2 the pivot of government policy: center, focus, hub, heart, nucleus, crux, keystone, cornerstone, linchpin, kingpin. ▶verb 1 the panel pivots inward: rotate, turn, swivel, revolve, spin. 2 it all pivoted on his response: depend, hinge, turn, center, hang, rely, rest; revolve around.

 

pivotal

pivotal adjective Japan's pivotal role in the world economy: central, crucial, vital, critical, focal, essential, key, decisive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pivot

pivot noun 1 the machine turns on a pivot: central shaft, fulcrum, axis, axle, swivel, pin, hub, spindle, hinge, pintle, kingpin, gudgeon, trunnion. 2 his financial methods became the pivot of government policy: centre, focal point, focus, central point, hub, heart, nucleus, raison d'être, crux, keystone, cornerstone, linchpin, kingpin. ▶verb 1 a large panel in the side pivots inwards: rotate, turn, revolve, spin, swivel, twirl, whirl, wheel, oscillate. 2 the government's reaction pivoted on the response of the prime minister: depend, hinge, turn, centre, hang, rely, rest, be contingent; revolve around.

 

pivotal

pivotal adjective Japan's pivotal role in the world economy: central, crucial, vital, critical, focal, essential, key, significant, important, determining, decisive, deciding.

 

Duden Dictionary

Pivot

Pi vot Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |piˈvoː |der oder das Pivot; Genitiv: des Pivots, Plural: die Pivots französisch pivot, Herkunft ungeklärt auf der Lafette angebrachte Schwenkachse des Geschützrohrs

 

French Dictionary

pivot

pivot n. m. nom masculin 1 Axe. : Le pivot d ’un levier. 2 Élément clé. : L ’entrepreneur est un des pivots de l ’activité économique. SYNONYME base ; centre ; moteur . Note Orthographique pivo t.

 

pivotant

pivotant , ante adj. adjectif Qui pivote. : Des chaises pivotantes.

 

pivotement

pivotement n. m. nom masculin Mouvement d ’un corps qui tourne sur lui-même.

 

pivoter

pivoter v. intr. verbe intransitif Tourner sur un pivot ou comme sur un pivot. : Le soldat a pivoté sur ses talons et est reparti dans la direction contraire. aimer Note Orthographique pivo t er.

 

Spanish Dictionary

pívot

pívot nombre común Jugador de baloncesto que, tanto en ataque como en defensa, se coloca cerca del tablero de la canasta para recoger rebotes o encestar a corta distancia :los pívots suelen ser personas de gran estatura .El plural es pívots .

 

pivotante

pivotante adjetivo 1 Que tiene caracteres de pivote o que funciona como tal .2 bot [raíz de una planta ] Que se hunde verticalmente en la tierra, como una prolongación del tronco :las plantas dicotiledóneas tienen raíz pivotante .SINÓNIMO axonomorfo .

 

pivotar

pivotar verbo intransitivo 1 Girar sobre un pivote o eje :esa base permite pivotar el televisor a uno y otro lado; (fig ) no podía ocultársele que su tesis toda pivotaba sobre una hipótesis complementaria .2 dep En baloncesto, girar sobre un pie fijo en el suelo el jugador que lleva la pelota, generalmente para proteger la pelota de la acción de los contrarios :cuando tiene el pie anclado en el suelo en esa posición, vemos cómo pivota y pivota y, al final, se levanta y, normalmente, consigue encestar y sacar falta personal .

 

pivote

pivote nombre masculino 1 Extremo cilíndrico o puntiagudo de una pieza, donde se apoya o inserta otra, bien con carácter fijo o bien de manera que una de ellas pueda girar u oscilar con facilidad respecto de la otra .2 Poste u objeto cilíndrico que se clava en el suelo, especialmente para impedir que aparquen los automóviles :en mi calle ya no se puede aparcar porque han puesto unos pivotes .3 nombre común Jugador de balonmano de la línea de ataque que tiene como misión abrir huecos en la defensa del contrario :el pivote marcó un gol con la zurdaina .4 nombre masculino En fútbol y otros deportes, jugador que actúa entre la defensa y el centro del campo y tiene la misión de repartir juego y servir de punto de apoyo a sus compañeros .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pivot

piv ot /pɪ́vət /名詞 C 1 旋回 [回転 ]軸, ピボット ; 旋回運動 .2 中心となる人 [物 ]; 中心点 ; 要点 .3 〘軍 〙軸兵 〘隊列旋回の中心となる兵 〙.動詞 他動詞 …を旋回軸の上に置く ; …に旋回軸を付ける .自動詞 1 (旋回軸で )回転する (round ); «…を軸にして » 旋回する «on » .2 〖～ on A 〗Aに依存する, かかっている .

 

pivotal

piv ot al /pɪ́vət (ə )l /形容詞 1 回転 [旋回 ]軸の .2 中枢の, 中心的な ; 重要な .