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pivotal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pivotal \Piv"ot*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as the pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a battle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pivotal adj : being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal" [syn: {polar}]
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