"pivot" meaning in French

See pivot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pi.vo/ Audio: Fr-pivot.ogg Forms: pivots [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French pivot, of uncertain origin. Compare Catalan piu (“pivot”), Spanish púa (“sharp point, spike”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|pivot|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French pivot, {{inh+|fr|fro|pivot}} Inherited from Old French pivot, {{cog|ca|piu|t=pivot}} Catalan piu (“pivot”), {{cog|es|púa|t=sharp point, spike}} Spanish púa (“sharp point, spike”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pivot m (plural pivots)
  1. pivot Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pivot-fr-noun-1jhsWaa8
  2. fulcrum Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pivot-fr-noun-9XcGDroC
  3. lynchpin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pivot-fr-noun-gZ4VR0b4
  4. (botany) taproot Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-pivot-fr-noun-CNdTH7Mm Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Noun

IPA: /pi.vo/ Audio: Fr-pivot.ogg Forms: pivots [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French pivot, of uncertain origin. Compare Catalan piu (“pivot”), Spanish púa (“sharp point, spike”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|pivot|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French pivot, {{inh+|fr|fro|pivot}} Inherited from Old French pivot, {{cog|ca|piu|t=pivot}} Catalan piu (“pivot”), {{cog|es|púa|t=sharp point, spike}} Spanish púa (“sharp point, spike”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} pivot m or f by sense (plural pivots)
  1. (basketball) center Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Basketball
    Sense id: en-pivot-fr-noun-8XmlCdMr Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (handball) circle runner, pivot Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Handball
    Sense id: en-pivot-fr-noun-~P5D47c1 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 5 1 11 7 3 5 14 5 3 3 13 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 14 5 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 1 11 7 3 5 15 3 3 3 15 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 15 6 0 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 4 2 11 19 64 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 10 13 14 15 20 28 Topics: ball-games, games, handball, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pivotant, pivotement, pivoter, pivoteur

Inflected forms

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