The difference between Joint and Pivot

When used as nouns, joint means the point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate, whereas pivot means a thing on which something turns.

When used as verbs, joint means to unite by a joint or joints, whereas pivot means to turn on an exact spot.


Joint is also adjective with the meaning: done by two or more people or organisations working together.

check bellow for the other definitions of Joint and Pivot

  1. Joint as an adjective:

    Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

    Examples:

    "The play was a joint production between the two companies."

  1. Joint as a noun:

    The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.

    Examples:

    "This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform."

  2. Joint as a noun:

    The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.

    Examples:

    "The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes."

  3. Joint as a noun (anatomy):

    Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

  4. Joint as a noun:

    The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.

    Examples:

    "The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong."

  5. Joint as a noun:

    A cut of meat.

    Examples:

    "Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time."

  6. Joint as a noun:

    The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.

    Examples:

    "a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg"

  7. Joint as a noun (geology):

    A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.

  8. Joint as a noun (chiefly, US, _, slang, somewhat, _, pejorative):

    A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries.

    Examples:

    "It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in."

  9. Joint as a noun (slang, with the definite article):

    prison

    Examples:

    "I'm just trying to stay out of the joint."

  10. Joint as a noun (slang):

    A marijuana cigarette.

    Examples:

    "After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint."

  1. Joint as a verb (transitive):

    To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together

    Examples:

    "to joint boards, a jointing plane"

  2. Joint as a verb (transitive):

    To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.

  3. Joint as a verb (transitive):

    To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.

  4. Joint as a verb (transitive):

    To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.

  5. Joint as a verb (intransitive):

    To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.

    Examples:

    "the stones joint, neatly."

  1. Pivot as a noun:

    A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.

  2. Pivot as a noun:

    Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.

  3. Pivot as a noun:

    Act of turning on one foot.

  4. Pivot as a noun (military):

    The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.

  5. Pivot as a noun (roller derby):

    A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.

  6. Pivot as a noun (computing):

    An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.

  7. Pivot as a noun (computing):

    A .

  8. Pivot as a noun (GUI):

    Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.

  9. Pivot as a noun (mathematics):

    An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.

  10. Pivot as a noun (Canadian football):

    A quarterback.

  1. Pivot as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn on an exact spot.

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