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fulcrum
[fool-kruhm, fuhl-]
noun
plural
fulcrums, fulcrathe support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
any prop or support.
Zoology., any of various structures in an animal serving as a hinge or support.
verb (used with object)
to fit with a fulcrum; put a fulcrum on.
fulcrum
/ ˈfʊlkrəm, ˈfʌl- /
noun
the pivot about which a lever turns
something that supports or sustains; prop
a spinelike scale occurring in rows along the anterior edge of the fins in primitive bony fishes such as the sturgeon
fulcrum
The point or support on which a lever turns. The position of the fulcrum, relative to the positions of the load and effort, determines the type of lever.
fulcrum
The point on which a lever is balanced when a force is exerted.
Word History and Origins
Origin of fulcrum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fulcrum1
Example Sentences
The fulcrum of fortune has a way of seesawing from one condition to its opposite with no warning, like a sudden squall on an otherwise balmy day.
"Within the CCM, she resorted to a Magufuli script of manipulating the party, centralising power and creating a cabal of trusted loyalists as the new fulcrum of power," said Prof Kagwanja.
Milan is not just a European fashion capital but the financial and industrial fulcrum of Italy, with most major banks and companies headquartered in the city.
The "Egyptian King", so often the fulcrum of Liverpool's attack, has scored just one goal from open play in the Premier League this season, on the opening weekend.
Tuchel, however, has been in no rush to return Bellingham to the squad, despite a status in recent years which has had him regarded as the fulcrum of England's team.
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