Fulcrum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfʊlkɹəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fulcrum is a noun meaning (mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.
Meaning
(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.
More Meanings
- (figurative) A crux or pivot; a central point.
Example Sentences
It is possible to flick food across the table using your fork as a lever and your finger as a fulcrum.
By this point the fulcrum of concern is the stuprum of men upon men, described as more prevalent than that upon women.
MILDRED: Archimedes said give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I will move the world. CHARLOTTE: Yeah she said that twaddle eight or nine times.
A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
Word Forms
- fulcrums
- fulcra
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pivot, hub, linchpin, stronghold, keystone, lynchpin.
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