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pivoting

[ piv-uh-ting ]

noun

, Dentistry.
  1. (formerly) the attaching of an artificial crown to the root of a tooth with a metal dowel.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pivoting1

1850–55; pivot (v.) + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Much like other popular broadcast mics, the Samson Q9U mounts on its own built-in threaded yoke, which allows for easy pivoting and angle correction while mounted on a stand.

The Braver Angels team calls this pivoting, and it involves indicating that you are about to offer a different perspective.

From Time

Despite all the pivoting, Pop-Up Mag’s overall revenue in 2020 did not meet projections and was a decrease from 2019.

From Digiday

The increased frequency of pivoting is disruptive to students, parents, and staff.

Reinvention, pivoting, whatever term one uses, is very real for so many women in their 40s.

Pivoting on his heels, he casually strolled out toward a nearby walled courtyard.

The U.S. military spent decades pivoting away from its Cold War stance.

But pivoting from “Hope and Change” to “It Could Have Been Worse” is somewhere between insufficient and sad.

The Romney campaign appears on the verge of pivoting and re-embracing the candidate's most important achievement as governor.

Gingrich seemed slightly flustered, pivoting back to the poor grandmothers.

This Army was intended to effect a turning movement pivoting on de Castelnau's left.

I am glad that Russia flies back into savage Russianism, Scythism, savagely self-pivoting.

As to the pivoting of a cylinder, we will deal with this later on.

By this time the boat had swung around, reversing bow and stern, Van Horn pivoting so as to face the Snider-armed dandy.

Between two flaming cottages a horse is pivoting; one seems to be rearing.

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