pivot point
Axis of turning
A pivot point is a central position around which something rotates or on which it balances.
In trading, pivot points are calculated price levels used to predict support and resistance.
More broadly, any moment or factor on which an outcome turns: The debate was the pivot point of the campaign.
The phrase emphasizes the precise location where change happens.
Lever's balance point
- axisRotation reference line
- rotationTurning on an axis
- swivelRotating connection point
- hingeMovable connecting joint
lever · bearing · joint · articulation · hub · spindle · shaft · rotor
Meeting of routes
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- junctureCritical point of decision
- critical momentDecisive point in events
- thresholdPoint of beginning
crux · transition · breakthrough · catalyst · game changer · shift · reversal
Data shown visually
- graphVisual data display
- axisRotation reference line
- originStarting point or source
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
scale · intersection · baseline · calibration · datum
Rapid rotation around axis
- turnRotational movement
- ball of footPadded area behind toes
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
rotation · balance · weight transfer · footwork · partnering · frame · lead · follow
fulcrum
Lever's balance point
hinge · lever · bearing · joint · articulation · hub · spindle · shaft · rotor · turntable
crossroads
Meeting of routes
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- junctureCritical point of decision
- critical momentDecisive point in events
threshold · crux · transition · breakthrough · catalyst · game changer · shift · reversal
chart
Data shown visually
coordinates · scale · intersection · baseline · calibration · datum
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
- turnRotational movement
- ball of footPadded area behind toes
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
pirouette · rotation · balance · weight transfer · footwork · partnering · frame · lead · follow · twirl
post move
Interior offensive basketball maneuver
paint · back to basket · hook shot · spin move · low post · fadeaway · seal · power move
- rotational mechanicsangular momentum, moment of inertia, rotational motion, torque, rotational axis
- tonearm partscartridge, stylus, counterweight, anti-skate, bearing
- simple machineslever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw
- crossroadscrossroads, fork in the road, fork in road, junction, juncture
- turning pointsdefining moment, crossroads, crux, critical moment, moment of truth
- ski gearskis, ski poles, ski boots, ski bindings, ski goggles
pivot pointsteady state
Unchanging system condition
status quo · continuation · equilibrium · stasis · inertia
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