Fulcrum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The point or support on which a lever pivots.
  • n. Zoology An anatomical structure that acts as a hinge or a point of support.
  • n. An agent through which vital powers are exercised.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The support about which a lever pivots.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A prop or support.
  • n. That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body.
  • n. An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like.
  • n.
  • n. The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.
  • n. One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes.
  • n. The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A prop or support.
  • n. 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.
  • n. In botany, an accessory organ, such as a bract, stipule, spine, etc., or one of the aërial roots of climbing plants, as of ivy.
  • n. In mycology, one of the radiating appendages of the perithecia of Erysipheæ.
  • n. In entomology, the inferior horny surface of the ligula, found in many Hymenoptera, etc. Also called the os hyoideum.
  • n. 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.
  • To furnish with a fulcrum; establish as a fulcrum.
  • n. In rotifers, the short stem of the incus, one of the parts of the mastax or pharyngeal mill.
  • n. In the trilobites, the bend or the point of abrupt curvature of the thoracic pleura, which divides them into proximal and distal portions.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the pivot about which a lever turns
    • Antonym
    lever   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pivot    pin   
    Cross Reference
    fulcrum forceps   
    Variant
    fulcra   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    support   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pivot    crosshead   
     
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