- pivot crown
- noun see pivot tooth
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pivot crown
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pivot crown — n PIVOT TOOTH … Medical dictionary
pivot crown — noun see pivot tooth … Useful english dictionary
pivot tooth — n an artificial crown attached to the root of a tooth by a usu. metallic pin called also pivot crown … Medical dictionary
pivot tooth — noun or pivot crown : an artificial crown attached to the root of a tooth by a pivot * * * Dentistry. (formerly) an artificial crown attached to the root of a tooth by pivoting. [1835 45, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
pivot tooth — noun Date: 1842 an artificial crown attached to the root of a tooth by a usually metallic pin called also pivot crown … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pivot — Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pivot bridge — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pivot gun — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pivot man — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pivot tooth — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
