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swivel

/ˈswɪv.əl/

swivel around

Translations

swivelnoun

swivels

/ˈswɪv.əl/

pivotMécanique, mobilier.

The chair's swivel allows it to turn easily.

Le pivot de la chaise lui permet de tourner facilement.

Additional translations

émerillonPêche, mécanique.

Synonyms

swivelverb

swiveled

Past Simple

swiveled

Past Participle

swiveling

Gerund

/ˈswɪvəl/

pivoter

She swiveled her chair to face the window.

Elle a pivoté sa chaise pour faire face à la fenêtre.

Additional translations

faire pivoter

Synonyms

swiveladjective

/ˈswɪv.əl/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "swivel chair") to describe something that can rotate.

pivotant

The camera is attached to a swivel mount for easy adjustment.

La caméra est fixée sur un support pivotant pour un réglage facile.

Synonyms

Definitions

swivelnoun

A device that allows the object attached to it to turn freely around a fixed point.

The office chair has a swivel that lets it rotate 360 degrees.

A coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other.

The fishing rod is equipped with a swivel to prevent the line from twisting.

swivelverb

To turn around a central point or axis.

She swiveled her chair to face the window.

To cause to turn or rotate on a pivot.

He swiveled the camera to capture the entire scene.

swiveladjective

Able to rotate on or as if on a pivot.

The camera is attached to a swivel mount for easy adjustment.