Definition
- (noun) A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
- (noun) (by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
- (noun) Act of turning on one foot.
- (noun) The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.
- (noun) A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.
- (noun) An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.
- (noun) A pivot table.
- (noun) Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.
- (noun) An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.
- (noun) A quarterback.
- (noun) A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.
- (verb) To turn on an exact spot.
Word stats
- Pivot contains 5 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Pivot mean?
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
How many letters are in Pivot?
Pivot has 5 letters.
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