Pivot

Pivot

Pivot may refer to:
* Pivot, the fulcrum as part of a lever
* Pivot joint, a kind of joint between bones in the body
* Pivot turn, a dance move

In mathematics:
* Pivot element, the first element distinct from zero in a matrix in echelon form
* Pivotal quantity, in statistics

In music:
* Pivot (Australian band)
* Pivot (US band)

In computing:
* Pivot, an element of the quicksort algorithm
* Pivot Stickfigure Animator, stick-figure animation software
* Morrow Pivot and Morrow Pivot II, laptop computers
* Pivot display, function in displays
* Pivot table, a data summarization tool in spreadsheets

In linguistics:
* Syntactic pivot, the argument of the verb around which the sentence "revolves"
* Pivot language, an artificial or natural language used as an intermediary language for translation

In sport:
* Pivot turn (skiing)
* Pivot (card game)
* Pivot, a player position in the sport of basketball, also known as a post or center
* Pivot foot, in basketball, the foot that must remain on the floor when a player has possession of the ball and is not dribbling
* Pivot, a player position in the sport of roller derby
* Pivot, a slang term for a quarterback in American football


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  • pivot — pivot …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • pivot — [ pivo ] n. m. • v. 1170; o. i., p. ê. italique °puga « pointe »; cf. lat. pungere « piquer » 1 ♦ Extrémité amincie (ou pièce rapportée à l extrémité) d un arbre tournant vertical. ⇒ axe, crapaudine, palier, tourillon. L aiguille de la boussole… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pivot — PIVÓT, (1, 2, 3) pivoturi, s.n., (4) pivoţi, s.m. 1. s.n. (tehn.) Fus de formă cilindrică, tronconică, conică etc., care se roteşte ori alunecă într un lagăr la care sarcina acţionează în direcţia axului. 2. s.n. Rădăcină principală, verticală,… …   Dicționar Român

  • Pivot — Piv ot, n. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pívot — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Posiciones de Baloncesto 1. Base 2. Escolta 3. Alero 4. Ala Pívot 5. Pívot Otras posiciones Sexto hombre …   Wikipedia Español

  • pivot — Pivot, m. acut. Est une piece de fer en façon de toupie, c est à dire rond, large par un bout et aigu par l autre, lequel se met au coing des charnieres ou chardonnereaux des grandes portes qui touchent le jambage, et par le bout qui est aigu s… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • pívot — Voz tomada del francés pivot (con pronunciación llana probablemente influida por el inglés), que significa ‘jugador de baloncesto cuya misión básica consiste en situarse en las cercanías del tablero para recoger rebotes o anotar puntos’. Es común …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • pivot — (n.) 1610s, from Fr., from O.Fr. pivot hinge, pivot (12c.), of uncertain origin. Figurative sense of central point is recorded from 1813. The verb is 1841, from the noun. Related: Pivoted; pivoting …   Etymology dictionary

  • pivot — PIVOT. s. m. Morceau de fer arrondi par le bout, & qui tourne sur une crapaudine, & sert à faire mouvoir une porte, ou autre chose semblable. Une machine qui tourne sur son pivot. On dit fig. d Un Ministre d Estat qui a la principale part au… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • pivot — ► NOUN 1) the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates. 2) a person or thing playing a central part in an activity or organization. ► VERB (pivoted, pivoting) 1) turn on or as if on a pivot. 2) (pivot on …   English terms dictionary

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