fulcrum
noun
the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
fulcra
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pluralof fulcrum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Fulcrate, having accessory organs or fulcra, i. e. props.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
As many men as there is room for stand on each side of the block, and with levers resting on beams or stones as fulcra, raise the stone vertically as far as possible.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by T. Eric (Thomas Eric) Peet
The former two are supposed to constitute the living tissue of the State; the latter are the fulcra and resistances, the bone and cover of its body.
From A Modern Utopia by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It comprises the potentials of shoulders and spinal column which are fulcra of action, and of lungs and heart which are the energising organs of Life.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Arabella Kenealy
Positioned as they are, between the bifurcations of the suspensory ligament and the pastern joint, they serve as fulcra and effectively assist in minimizing concussion which is received by the suspensory ligament.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
