pivots
Rotates on point
Pivots are points around which things turn or rotate.
A basketball player plants a pivot foot while moving the other.
In data analysis, a pivot table reorganizes information around different variables.
The figurative sense dominates: The story pivots on a single revelation.
A pivot is also a decisive shift in strategy: The company made a pivot to mobile.
Rotation reference line
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- revolveTurn around center
- rotateTurn about an axis
- swivelRotating connection point
turn · gyrate · twirl · wheel · circulate · whirl · pirouette · spiral
Ballet turn on one foot
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- pointeBallet's tiptoe technique
- turnRotational movement
- spinRapid rotation around axis
choreography · footwork · ballerina · barre · arabesque · jazz · salsa · spotting
Lever's balance point
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- torqueRotational force measurement
- hingeMovable connecting joint
joint · bearing · linkage · articulation · coupling · axis · mechanism · gears
Movement or work period
- changeTo make different
- transitionChange from one state
- decisionSettled course of action
- inflectionWord form alteration
crossroads · adjustment · reorientation · redirection · recalibration · repositioning · transformation · adaptation
Skilled lower-limb movement
- centerMiddle of anything
- laneDesignated travel strip
- paintColored coating substance
- up-and-underFake then finish move
Horizontal furniture surface
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
- ExcelMicrosoft's data-crunching application
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- columnsUpright structural shafts
aggregation · crosstab · summarize · transpose · reorganize · analysis · SQL · database
axis
Rotation reference line
swivel · turn · gyrate · twirl · wheel · circulate · whirl · pirouette · spiral · oscillate
pirouette
Ballet turn on one foot
spin · choreography · footwork · ballerina · barre · arabesque · jazz · salsa · spotting · rotation
fulcrum
Lever's balance point
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- torqueRotational force measurement
hinge · joint · bearing · linkage · articulation · coupling · axis · mechanism · gears · motion
shift
Movement or work period
- changeTo make different
- transitionChange from one state
- decisionSettled course of action
inflection · crossroads · adjustment · reorientation · redirection · recalibration · repositioning · transformation · adaptation · strategic
footwork
Skilled lower-limb movement
up-and-under · fadeaway · traveling · dribble
table
Horizontal furniture surface
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
- ExcelMicrosoft's data-crunching application
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
columns · aggregation · crosstab · summarize · transpose · reorganize · analysis · SQL · database · grouping
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
- paper craftsorigami, paper folding, paper cutting, kirigami, quilling
- Disruptiondisruption, creative destruction, paradigm shift, innovation hub, startups
- irrigationdrip irrigation, sprinkler, flood irrigation, drip, irrigation system
- Startupsstartup, founder, founders, startups, co-founder
- linear algebramatrix, linear equation, vectors, linear function, matrices
pivotsperipheries
Outer boundary areas
edges · margins · fringes · outskirts · extremities
pivotsmoves forward
Progresses in direction faced
advances · progresses · glides · slides · travels
pivotspersists
Carries on stubbornly
perseveres · holds steady · continues · commits · doubles down
- pivotal momentsEvents that alter trajectories
- pivot pointCenter of rotation
- pivot tableInteractive data summary matrix
- pivotal eventCrucial occurrence changing outcomes
- career pivotsDeliberate shifts between professions
- pivot footGrounded foot during rotation