noun🔗SharePivot, axeA thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle."The bicycle's wheels turned smoothly on their pivots. "Les roues du vélo tournaient en douceur sur leurs pivots.machinetechnicalparttechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉlément central, pivot(by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation."The new CEO is the pivot in the company's turnaround; their leadership is crucial to its success. "Le nouveau PDG est l'élément central du redressement de l'entreprise ; son leadership est crucial pour sa réussite.situationbusinessachievementvaluepointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePivot, rotationAct of turning on one foot."The dancer's pivot was quick and precise, showcasing her skill. "Le pivot de la danseuse était rapide et précis, mettant en valeur son talent.sportactionbodypositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePivotThe officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling."The pivot stood in the center of the parade, allowing the rest of the platoon to circle around him. "Le pivot se tenait au centre du défilé, permettant au reste du peloton de tourner autour de lui.militaryactionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePivotA player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.""During the roller derby jam, the team relied heavily on their pivot to call the formations and direct their strategy." "Pendant le jam de roller derby, l'équipe s'est fortement appuyée sur son pivot pour appeler les formations et diriger sa stratégie.sportpositionpersongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉlément pivotAn 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."The pivot in the sorting algorithm helped us quickly arrange the students' test scores from lowest to highest. "L'élément pivot de l'algorithme de tri nous a aidés à classer rapidement les notes des élèves de la plus basse à la plus haute.computingmathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTableau croisé dynamiqueA pivot table."The teacher used a pivot table to quickly see which students needed extra help in math. "Le professeur a utilisé un tableau croisé dynamique pour voir rapidement quels élèves avaient besoin d'aide supplémentaire en mathématiques.businessstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePivot, élément de navigationAny of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs."The website's main navigation used a pivot with options like "About," "Services," and "Contact" to help users find the information they needed. "internetcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePivotAn 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."To solve the system of equations, the pivot in the first row was used to eliminate the variable from the other rows. "Pour résoudre le système d'équations, le pivot de la première ligne a été utilisé pour éliminer la variable des autres lignes.mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuarterbackA quarterback."The pivot on the football team led the team to victory. "Le quarterback de l'équipe de football a mené l'équipe à la victoire.sportpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChangement de cap, pivotA shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary."The candidate's pivot during the general election campaign involved a shift to more family-friendly policies, reflecting a more moderate stance than during the primary. "Le changement de cap du candidat pendant la campagne électorale générale impliquait un virage vers des politiques plus familiales, reflétant une position plus modérée que lors de la primaire.politicsgovernmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePivoter, tourner sur placeTo turn on an exact spot."The dancer pivoted on her right foot, smoothly turning to face the audience. "La danseuse a pivoté sur son pied droit, se tournant en douceur pour faire face au public.actionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChanger de cap, pivoterTo make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc."The company pivoted from selling widgets to focusing on software development. "L'entreprise a changé de cap, passant de la vente de widgets à la concentration sur le développement de logiciels.businesseconomyplanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading