Physics GCSE
pivot
What pivot means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The point about which an object turns, such as the centre of a nut, the hinges of a door or the wheel axle of a wheelbarrow.
The point about which a force makes an object turn, and which must be found before anything else.
The point from which the perpendicular distance to the line of action of the force is measured.
Topics that use pivot
- Moments, levers and gears (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- balanced beam
- Equilibrium
- gears
- Interaction Pair
- Newton's third law
- normal contact force
- principle of moments
- rearranging moments
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