pivoting Definition

pivot
noun

1. A central pin, spindle or pointed shaft round which something revolves, turns, balances or oscillates.

Thesaurus: axis, axle, fulcrum, linchpin, hub, hinge, swivel, spindle, shaft.
2. Someone or something crucial, on which everyone or everything else depends.
3. A centre-half in football or a similarly-placed player in other games.
4. The action of turning the body using one foot as a pivot.
5. The soldier or position from which a military formation takes its reference when altering its position, etc.

verb pivoted, pivoting

intr
1a. To turn, swivel or revolve;

Example: pivot on one's heel
Thesaurus: turn, swivel, spin, whirl, rotate, revolve, hinge.
Form: pivot on something (often)
intr
1b. To depend.

Form: pivot on something (often)
2. To mount something on a pivot.

Etymology: 17c: French.