Fulcrum

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  • noun. The point or support on which a lever pivots.
  • noun. An anatomical structure that acts as a hinge or a point of support.
  • noun. An agent through which vital powers are exercised.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To furnish with a fulcrum; establish as a fulcrum.
  • noun. In rotifers, the short stem of the incus, one of the parts of the mastax or pharyngeal mill.
  • noun. In the trilobites, the bend or the point of abrupt curvature of the thoracic pleura, which divides them into proximal and distal portions.
  • noun. A prop or support.
  • noun. In mech., the point of rest about which a lever turns in lifting a body; also, a prop or support for a lever at this point. See lever.
  • noun. In botany, an accessory organ, such as a bract, stipule, spine, etc., or one of the aĆ«rial roots of climbing plants, as of ivy.
  • noun. In mycology, one of the radiating appendages of the perithecia of ErysipheƦ.
  • noun. In entomology, the inferior horny surface of the ligula, found in many Hymenoptera, etc. Also called the os hyoideum.
  • noun. In ichthyology, a special scale or spine on the fore edge of the anterior fin-rays of the dorsal or caudal fins of certain ganoid fishes, as Lepidosteus, Acipenser, and many fossil genera.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A prop or support.
  • noun. That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body.
  • noun. An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.
  • noun. One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes.
  • noun. The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The support about which a lever pivots.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the pivot about which a lever turns
  • Word Usage
    "The fulcrum is the theological and philosophical inclinations a person brings to science and evolution."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    lever  
    cross-reference
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pin  pivot  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    crosshead  pivot  
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    fulcra