fulcrum

Definitions


[ˈfʌlkrəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the point against which a lever is placed to get a purchase, or on which it turns or is supported


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (originally in the general sense ‘a prop or support’): from Latin, literally ‘post of a couch’, from fulcire ‘to prop up’




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