pivotal (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pivotal*:
ADJECTIVE	all	pivotal, polar	being of crucial importance

pivotal > pronunciation
Sounds	pih'vahtahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *pivotal*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Of crucial importance.
Examples	"a pivotal event" "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger
Synonym	polar
Broader	crucial, important	Of extreme / extreme importance
Spanish	básico, central, crucial, elemental, esencial, fundamental, primordial
Catalan	bàsic, central, de màxima importància, elemental, essencial, fonamental, primordial
Nouns	pivot	the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver

HyperDic: pivotal