Pivots
[pɪvəts]
Examples
- It was then that Clennam learned for the first time what little pivots this great world goes round upon. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The ends of the balance staff are made very small so as to form very delicate pivots which turn in jewel bearings. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- One method of producing the same effect is to make the cylinders oscillate on pivots, as contrived by Mr. Murdoch, in the first model steam carriage, made in 1784. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The opening being then closed by a screw-nut, the apparatus, which is mounted on pivots, with an appropriate stand, is swung backwards and forwards like a pendulum. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The balance wheel moves very rapidly, and, therefore, its movement must be as free as possible from retarding friction, so its bearing pivots are made very small. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was turning upon pivots, and with it a section of the floor directly in front of it was turning. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Edited by Candice