Sinhala Dictionary definitions for pivot
pivot 🔊 /pɪˈvʌt/
pivot : කේන්ද්රය
pivot : ගුළු ඇණය
pivot : භ්රමණකේන්ද්රය
pivot : විවර්තනිය
pivot : ගුළු ඇණය වටා කැරකෙනවා
pivot : විවටුව
pivot : අවලම්බය
pivot definition
Noun.
- A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.
- The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.
- Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.
- The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivot man.
Transitive verb. To place on a pivot.