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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 690 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PIVOT (Fr. pivot; probably connected with Ital. pivolo, peg, See also:pin, diminutive of piva, pipa, See also:pipe) , that on which something turns, specifically a See also:metal pointed pin or See also:short See also:shaft in machinery, such as the end of an See also:axle or spindle. The See also:term occurs frequently in See also:combination with other words, chiefly in technical usage, e.g_ " pivot-gearing," for a See also:system of gearing in machinery which admits of the shifting of the See also:axis of a See also:driving See also:wheel, so that the See also:power may be communicated in various directions.

End of Article: PIVOT (Fr. pivot; probably connected with Ital. pivolo, peg, pin, diminutive of piva, pipa, pipe)

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