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pivot
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pivot
1. a short shaft or pin supporting something that turns; fulcrum
2. the end of a shaft or arbor that terminates in a bearing

pivot [′pivĀ·ət]
(mechanics)
A short, pointed shaft forming the center and fulcrum on which something turns, balances, or oscillates.

pivot
1. A hinge.
2. The axle or pin about which a window or door rotates.


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CAPTION(S): PIVOTABLE POINT: The crash between Pablo Montoya and Rubens Barichello (above) which gave Michael Schumacher (left) a victory to celebrate
A pivotable work blade holder permits dressing of the work blade and regulating roller without removal of any unit components.
In order to accommodate variable angle steel cord, the sensors are placed in a pivotable mechanical support.
 
 
 
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