Axis vs. Pivot — What's the Difference?

A straight line about which a body or geometric object rotates or may be conceived to rotate.

The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.

An unlimited line, half-line, or line segment serving to orient a space or a geometric object, especially a line about which the object is symmetric.

Turn on or as if on a pivot

A reference line from which distances or angles are measured in a coordinate system.

A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings.

A center line to which parts of a structure or body may be referred.

A person or thing on which something depends; the central or crucial factor

An imaginary line to which elements of a work of art, such as a picture, are referred for measurement or symmetry.

The act of turning on a pivot.

The second cervical vertebra on which the head turns.

A dramatic change in policy, position, or strategy

Any of various central structures, such as the spinal column, or standard abstract lines used as a positional referent.

A person around which a formation of marching people turns.

(Botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged.

(Sports) A player who plays at the center of the offense.

One of three mutually perpendicular lines that define the orientation of an aircraft, with one being along its direction of travel and the other two being perpendicular to the direction of travel.

A position taken by an offensive player usually facing away from the basket near the foul line to relay passes, attempt a shot, or set screens.

A line through the optical center of a lens that is perpendicular to both its surfaces.

The stationary foot around which the ball handler is allowed to pivot without dribbling.

One of three or four imaginary lines used to define the faces of a crystal and the position of its atoms.

To mount on, attach by, or provide with a pivot or pivots.

An alliance of powers, such as nations, to promote mutual interests and policies.

To cause to rotate, revolve, or turn

Axis The alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936, later including Japan and other nations, that opposed the Allies in World War II.

To turn on a pivot.

(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

To depend or be centered

(mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)

To make a dramatic change in policy, position, or strategy

(skeleton) The second cervical vertebra of the spine

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.

(anatomy) An imaginary, visualized plane separating two morphologically similar parts of an organism

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

(psychiatry) A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

Act of turning on one foot.

(botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

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

(military) An alliance or coalition.

(roller derby) A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.

A deer native to Asia, of species Axis axis.

(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.

The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).

(computing) A pivot table.

A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.

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

A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.

(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.

The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.

(Canadian football) A quarterback.

The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.

(handball) A circle runner.

One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.

A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

The primary or secondary central line of any design.

(intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.

A straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

To make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc.

The center around which something rotates

To change the direction of a business, usually in response to changes in the market.

The main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

To shift a political candidate's messaging during a general election to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

In World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations;

A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

A group of countries in special alliance

The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.

The 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.

The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; - called also pivot man.

To place on a pivot.

The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver

Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot;

Turn on a pivot