(n.) A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.
(n.) The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.
(n.) Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.
(n.) The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivot man.
(v. t.) To place on a pivot.
Example Sentences:
(1) Excessive accumulation of hydrogen ions in the brain may play a pivotal role in initiating the necrosis seen in infarction and following hyperglycemic augmentation of ischemic brain damage.
(2) The function of motherese has become a pivotal issue in the language-learning literature.
(3) Glucose is the principal source for energy production in the brain, and undisturbed glucose metabolism is pivotally significant for normal function of this organ.
(4) Currently employed clinical indicators of perfusion provide inadequate warning of developing hazards caused by marginal perfusion in certain vital organs or "peripheral" tissues that are pivotal to postsurgical wound healing.
(5) Endobronchial biopsy and bronchial lavage studies following inhaled PAF did not show any increase in the number of activation of eosinophils, which are pivotal in the pathogenesis of BHR.
(6) Turkish police have stormed the offices of an opposition media group days before the country’s pivotal election, in a crackdown on companies linked to a US-based cleric and critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan .
(7) It was the introduction of Aluko that proved pivotal.
(8) This article discusses the effect of existing statutes and case law on three pivotal questions: To what sort of information are people entitled?
(9) It has been generally accepted that the deregulation of oncogenes or their regulators play a pivotal role in progression of this prevalent disease.
(10) The fact that Fraser suggested Pinter write one of the pivotal scenes, in which Emma challenges Jerry to leave his wife, was a revelation, he says.
(11) Marine Rotational Force – Darwin” (MRF-D) is one of four American marine air ground task forces (MAGTFs) in the Asia-Pacific region, along with those in Guam, Hawaii and Okinawa, the sum of which make up a central strategic pillar of the pivot.
(12) Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘I’m president, they’re not’: Donald Trump at rally in Washington Trump is “much more resilient” than his opponents allow, said Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, before pivoting to a plug for his new book, Understanding Trump .
(13) Twitter has become pivotal in organising anti-government dissent in the past year: the Occupy Gezi movement, which marches against the recently passed internet censorship bill that allows the government to block any content within four hours without a court order, and the massive street protest and the funeral attended by hundreds of thousands after the death of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan , were initiated via social media.
(14) Verbal and non verbal communication skills (with the patient and the team) are pivotal in this approach; relatives are considered partners in the care of the patient and an essential element of the caring environment.
(15) This year will mark the start of a pivotal chapter for development as the UN finalises ambitious goals this autumn to improve all lives and secure a healthy planet.
(16) The 5' cap structure of eucaryotic mRNA plays a pivotal role in mRNA metabolism.
(17) Thirty years after one of the pivotal clashes in the miners' strike of 1984 when violent confrontations erupted at the Orgreave coking plant, the area outside Sheffield could barely look more different.
(18) Arthritic symptoms were present at operation in thirty patients, while thirty-four had no postoperative objective signs of pivot shift or instability.
(19) Two lines of evidence indicate that the general transcription factor TFIIB is a pivotal component in the mechanism by which an acidic activator functions.
(20) If cortical actin filaments are disrupted with dihydrocytochalasin B, processes form that are similar to those induced by dBcAMP suggesting that the disruption of the cortical actin network is the pivotal step in process formation.
Twirl
Definition:
(v. t.) To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.
(v. i.) To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
(n.) The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
(n.) A twist; a convolution.
Example Sentences:
(1) Here's Trintignant, twirling his walking stick in one hand and gesticulating with the other; taking issue with this and that.
(2) They’re not moustache-twirling villains that are going, “ah ha ha that’s great”, they’re going: “You’re right.
(3) She writes: It used to be that evil finance plots at least had the dignity to be conducted in back rooms, with much mustache-twirling and fondling of watch fobs as well as hearty, if ominous laughs.
(4) Their scarf-twirling fans were a wedge of Mediterranean colour spliced into a block of Mancunian red.
(5) They ranged from the “hmm” to the blatant to the eye-wateringly awful: ‘Hair twirling’ I recall once the suggestion that I ask a question of another team, in a very airy and innocent manner, hair-twirling and all, to try and get a more favourable answer than previously.
(6) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
(7) Because of the detrimental effects of self-stimulation (arm flapping, spinning toys, twirling, etc.)
(8) Eugenie Bouchard happy to twirl if men flex muscles at Australian Open Read more But the relief was short-lived.
(9) Later, during her post-match news conference, Bouchard spoke first about her dominating 6-0, 6-3 win over Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, then addressed the twirl on Margaret Court Arena.
(10) On Friday, while visiting the Dairy Twirl ice cream shop in Lebanon, Clinton was asked why she was not drawing such big crowds.
(11) • edbookfest.co.uk , ScottishPower Studio Theatre, Sunday 21 August, 2-3pm, ages 8–12, £4.50 Add a twirl and a twist to the regular zoo visit Enclosure 99, Edinburgh festival, Edinburgh Zoo You can't go wrong with a visit to the zoo, but what if you could grab a show as well while you're checking out the penguins?
(12) It would take only a few shedding their twirling fruit to the ground to give this wood its seeds of salvation.
(13) Bailey taps into her experience as a prison officer, dresses in her own uniform, and twirls her baton.
(14) 4.56pm BST Meanwhile Manuel Pellegrini is running around the pitch, shirt off, twirling it round his head.
(15) Bouchard insisted she had not been offended by the request to twirl, but was also happy to focus on her performance after a match which featured six breaks of serve in the first eight games.
(16) It was observed in this investigation that moxibustion by electrocautery at Jen Chung (Go-26) produced more significant changes in cardiovascular dynamics in dogs than needling with twirling.
(17) As soon as I got the part I was doing horseback riding, trick roping, gun twirling, guitar.
(18) The only problem with Hamleys' new proprietor is that it's not a comically malevolent moustache-twirling dolligarch, because such a terrifying place should by rights have a terrifying individual at its head.
(19) There was a significant decrease in total peripheral resistance following moxibustion by electrocautery and an initially significant decrease in total peripheral resistance following moxibustion by electrocautery and an initially significant decrease in total peripheral resistance following needling with twirling.
(20) Canada’s 20-year-old Eugenie Bouchard was left embarrassed when the male presenter conducting her on-court interview at the Australian Open asked her: “Can you give us a twirl?” When the Wimbledon runner-up replied “A twirl?”, the interviewer, Ian Cohen, told her: “A twirl, like a pirouette, here you go.” Somewhat uncomfortably, the No7-ranked player did as she was asked, then laughed and buried her face in her hands.