FULCRUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: fulcra   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The pivot about which a lever turns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fulcrum" is a kind of...):

pin; pivot (axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns)

Holonyms ("fulcrum" is a part of...):

lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)

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