fulcrum
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krəm, ˈfʌl- noun
1.
the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
2.
any prop or support.
3.
Zoology. any of various structures in an animal serving as a hinge or support.
verb (used with object)
4.
to fit with a fulcrum; put a fulcrum on.
Origin:
1665–75; < Latin: back-support of a couch, apparently for fulctrum, equivalent to fulc(īre) to hold up, support + -trum noun suffix of instrument
1665–75; < Latin: back-support of a couch, apparently for fulctrum, equivalent to fulc(īre) to hold up, support + -trum noun suffix of instrument
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fulcrum (ˈfʊlkrəm, ˈfʌl-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -crums, -cra | |
| 1. | the pivot about which a lever turns |
| 2. | something that supports or sustains; prop |
| 3. | a spinelike scale occurring in rows along the anterior edge of the fins in primitive bony fishes such as the sturgeon |
| [C17: from Latin: foot of a couch, bedpost, from fulcire to prop up] | |
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Word Origin & History
fulcrum
1670s, "a prop, a support," borrowing of L. fulcrum "bedpost," from fulcire "to prop up, support" (see balk).
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Medical Dictionary
fulcrum ful·crum (f&oobreve;l'krəm, fŭl'-)
n. pl. ful·crums or ful·cra (-krə)
The point or support on which a lever pivots.
An anatomical structure that acts as a hinge or a point of support.
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Science Dictionary
fulcrum (f l'krəm) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) 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. |
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Cultural Dictionary
fulcrum [(fool-kruhm, ful-kruhm)]The point on which a lever is balanced when a force is exerted.
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Example sentences
Grip the bottle's neck with your other hand to act as a fulcrum.
The individual merits the fulcrum of fantasy, only it's the branding of fantasy.
In such a world the central bank would no longer have the fulcrum it currently uses to change interest rates.
They quantize nuclear dynamics by acting as fulcrum particles.
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