Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - swivel
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Swivel
swivel
~1 swivelled, swivelling BrE swiveled, swiveling AmE also swivel around/round ~ v 1 to turn something around that is fixed to a moving central point (He swivelled the camera on the tripod to follow the riders.) 2 to turn around quickly in this way ~2 n a thing that joins two parts of something in such a way that one or both parts can turn around freely
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1.
(swivels, swivelling, swivelled) Note: in AM, use 'swiveling', 'swiveled' 1. If something swivels or if you swivel it, it turns around a central point so that it is facing in a different direction. She swivelled her chair round and stared out across the back lawn... His chairs can swivel, but they can’t move up or down. VERB: V n adv/prep, V, also V n 2. If you swivel in a particular direction, you turn suddenly in that direction. He swivelled round to face Sarah. VERB: V adv/prep ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English swifan to revolve, Old High German swebon to roll, heave Date: 14th century a device joining two parts so that one or both can pivot freely (as on a bolt or pin) II. verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or ~ling) Date: 1775 transitive verb to turn on or as if on a ~ ~ed his eyes in various directions intransitive verb to swing or turn on or as if on a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. & v. --n. a coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other. --v.tr. & intr. (swivelled, swivelling; US swiveled, swiveling) turn on or as on a swivel. Phrases and idioms swivel chair a chair with a seat able to be turned horizontally. Etymology: ME f. weak grade swif- of OE swifan sweep + -LE(1): cf. SWIFT ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1) поворот; разворот поворачиваться; разворачиваться 2) шарнирное соединение; вертлюг; вертлюжок 3) поворотный резцедержатель 4) поворотная плита; поворотная часть суппорта (станка) - air swivel - casing rotating swivel - casing swivel - drilling swivel - electric powered swivel - power swivel - shoulder swivel - washover swivel - wrist swivel ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1) антабка 2) вертлюг 3) вертлюжный 4) стяжной замок 5) шарнир 6) шкворневой rotor-type swivel head — антенный бурового станка роторного - swivel block - swivel bolt - swivel carriage - swivel chute - swivel head - swivel hook - swivel joint - swivel link - swivel union ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. тех. вертлюг, шарнирное соединение 2. вращать, поворачивать на шарнирах 3. прикреплять к шарнирному устройству; ставить на шарниры to swivel smth. to smth. —- соединить что-л. шарниром ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) tech. вертлюг, шарнирное соединение 2) attr. вращающийся, поворотный; swivel chair - вращающийся стул ...Англо-русский словарь
10.
- frequentive form from stem of O.E. swifan "to move in a course, sweep" (a class I strong verb), from P.Gmc. *swipanan, from PIE base *swei- "swing, bend, move in a sweeping manner." M.E. swive was the principal slang for "to have sexual intercourse." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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