Dictionary

pivotal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɪvɪtəl/ (UK)
• (English) audio as a second or foreign language
• /ˈpɪvɪtəl/ (Australia, Canada, US)
• [ˈpɪvəɾəl] (Australia, Canada, US)
• [ˈpɪvɪɾəl] (Australia, Canada, US)
• /ˈpɪvətəl/ (Australia, Canada, US)
• /ˈpɪvətəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From pivot + -al.

Meanings

1. Of, relating to, or being a pivot.
2. (figuratively) Being of crucial importance; central, key.
   • "Crucially, HS2 is already playing a pivotal role in helping Britain's post-pandemic economic recovery. 2021 January 13, “Packham initiates new petition opposing HS2”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 12:
   • It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […]. 2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:

Forms

Deriveds

nonpivotal · pivotalness · pivotality · pivotally · pivotal quantity

Synonyms

polar

Translations (52)

de Schlüssel- (being of crucial importance; central, key) · it fondamentale (being of crucial importance; central, key) · de Angel- (being of crucial importance; central, key) · bg опорен (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · pl rdzeniowy (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · mk сто́жерен (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · sv huvudsaklig (being of crucial importance; central, key) · mk о́сновен (being of crucial importance; central, key) · sv väsentlig (being of crucial importance; central, key) · fr central (being of crucial importance; central, key) · de Zapfen- (being of crucial importance; central, key) · sv avgörande (being of crucial importance; central, key) · nl doorslaggevend (being of crucial importance; central, key) · sv pivå- (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · pt crucial (being of crucial importance; central, key) · de Zentral- (being of crucial importance; central, key) · it centrale (being of crucial importance; central, key) · fi keskeinen (being of crucial importance; central, key) · sv nyckel- (being of crucial importance; central, key) · de ausschlaggebend (being of crucial importance; central, key) · fr crucial (being of crucial importance; central, key) · nl cruciaal (being of crucial importance; central, key) · el αξονικός (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · bg основен (being of crucial importance; central, key) · mk клу́чен (being of crucial importance; central, key) · de Dreh- (being of crucial importance; central, key) · pt pivotal (being of crucial importance; central, key) · fr essentiel (being of crucial importance; central, key) · fr déterminant (being of crucial importance; central, key) · bg осов (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · pl trzpieniowy (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · pl kluczowy (being of crucial importance; central, key) · fi ratkaiseva (being of crucial importance; central, key) · el σημαντικός (being of crucial importance; central, key) · ru опорный (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · ru основной (being of crucial importance; central, key) · hy առանցքային (being of crucial importance; central, key) · es crucial (being of crucial importance; central, key) · fi käänteentekevä (being of crucial importance; central, key) · de Kardinal- (being of crucial importance; central, key) · es pivotal (being of crucial importance; central, key) · hy առանցքային (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · de entscheidend (being of crucial importance; central, key) · it cruciale (being of crucial importance; central, key) · pl sworzniowy (of, relating to, or being a pivot) · el καθοριστικός (being of crucial importance; central, key) · bg централен (being of crucial importance; central, key) · ru центральный (being of crucial importance; central, key) · mk гла́вен (being of crucial importance; central, key) · el καίριος (being of crucial importance; central, key) · sv central (being of crucial importance; central, key) · es pivotal (of, relating to, or being a pivot)