A system of gearing permitting the driving shaft to be swivelled so as to set the machine in any direction with relation to the power.

plural of pivot point

The central point of any rotational system. / (finance) A price level that may indicate market movement, being an average of significant prices (high, low, close) during a previous period.

Resembling or characteristic of a pivot.

Without a pivot.

plural of pivotman

(military) A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels. / (sports) A player in a central position.

(rare) Absence of a pivot.