Толковый словарь английского языка - pivot
Pivot
pivot
I. noun Etymology: French Date: 1611 a shaft or pin on which something turns, 2. a person, thing, or factor having a major or central role, function, or effect, a key player or position, the action of ~ing, II. adjective Date: 1796 turning on or as if on a ~, ~al , III. verb Date: 1841 intransitive verb to turn on or as if on a ~, transitive verb to provide with, mount on, or attach by a ~, to cause to ~, ~able adjective
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n. & v. --n. 1 a short shaft or pin on which something turns or oscillates. 2 a crucial or essential person, point, etc., in a scheme or enterprise. 3 Mil. the man or men about whom a body of troops wheels. --v. (pivoted, pivoting) 1 intr. turn on or as if on a pivot. 2 intr. (foll. by on, upon) hinge on; depend on. 3 tr. provide with or attach by a pivot. Derivatives pivotable adj. pivotability n. pivotal adj. Etymology: F, of uncert. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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