Pivoté

Pivoté is a term derived from the French verb pivoter, meaning to turn or rotate around a pivot. As the past participle pivoté, it translates roughly to "pivoted" or "rotated." In technical writing, pivoté is used in French-language documentation to describe components or assemblies that have been rotated about a fixed axis. This includes hinges, brackets, and linkages designed to swing, rotate, or reorient about a pivot point.

Because pivoté is primarily used in French-language materials, its appearance in English texts is limited to direct translations or discussions of terminology. In English contexts it may appear in bilingual glossaries or quoted phrases.

Conceptually, pivoté relates to revolute joints and pivot joints, where motion is constrained to rotation about a fixed point or axis. Variations of the term reflect gender and plurality in French: pivotée (feminine) and pivotés (masculine plural). The concept is common across engineering, architecture, and product design, where defining a pivot point and rotational range of motion is essential.

See also: pivot, revolute joint, hinge, gimbal.