pivot

Rotate in place

A pivot is a central point around which something turns or rotates—the pin in a hinge, the foot a basketball player keeps planted while moving the other.

Figuratively, a pivot is any crucial person or factor on which outcomes depend: She was the pivot of the whole operation.

To pivot is to rotate around a fixed point, or to shift strategy abruptly: The company pivoted from hardware to software.

This business sense has become ubiquitous in startup culture.

mechanical

fulcrum

Lever's balance point

axisRotation reference line
rotationTurning on an axis
swivelRotating connection point

hinge · joint · pin · bearing · lever · torque · linkage · articulation · mount · bracket

rotational

turn

Rotational movement

spinRapid rotation around axis
rotateTurn about an axis
swivelRotating connection point

wheel · revolve · twist · pirouette · twirl · gyrate · whirl · sweep · circle · arc

central

linchpin

Vital securing element

cruxMost important point
cornerstoneFoundational building block
fulcrumLever's balance point

nucleus · hub · anchor · keystone · foundation · axis · nexus · epicenter · locus · center

strategic

shift

Movement or work period

repositionMove to new location
adaptModify for new conditions
redirectSend in new direction

realign · transform · restructure · diversify · rebrand · reinvent · recalibrate · course-correct · startup · iterate

basketball

footwork

Skilled lower-limb movement

post-upClaim low-block position
spinRapid rotation around axis
fakeNot the real thing

layup · dribble · crossover · up-and-under · fadeaway · hookshot · paint · lane · baseline · elbow

orthopedic

ACL

Knee stabilizer abbreviation

instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
ligamentConnective tissue between bones
kneeLeg's middle hinge

meniscus · anterior · posterior · tibia · femur · reconstruction · diagnosis

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linchpin

shift

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