Pivoted
[ˈpɪvətid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Pivot
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Examples
- From the diagram it will be seen that the armature of the latter has a long, pivoted extension arm, or platen, trough-like in shape, in which the paper tape runs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A series of shoes are pivoted to the frame, extend beneath the seed box, and are provided with springs for depressing or raising them. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This toy consisted of a globe pivoted on two supports, one of which was a communicating pipe leading into a heated cauldron of water beneath. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The movable jaw is inclined from its lower end from the fixed jaw and at its upper end is pivoted to swing on a heavy round iron bar. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They have hook-shaped handles at the upper end, and terminate below in forks that are pivoted to the shanks of type hammers, to raise and lower them. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The armature lever, L, is long, pivoted in the centre, and is bent over at the end. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Edison employed this peculiar property by constructing a small machine in which a pivoted bar is alternately heated and cooled. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Checker: Sandra