( n. )
That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on which the question turned.
( n. )
That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on which the question turned.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012