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Definition of Fulcrums

Fulcrums
Fulcrum Ful"crum, n.; pl. L. Fulcra, E. Fulcrums. [L., bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.] 1. A prop or support. 2. (Mech.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body. 3. (Bot.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like. [R.] --Gray. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects. (b) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes. 5. (Anat.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.
Fulcrum
Fulcrum Ful"crum, n.; pl. L. Fulcra, E. Fulcrums. [L., bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.] 1. A prop or support. 2. (Mech.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body. 3. (Bot.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like. [R.] --Gray. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects. (b) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes. 5. (Anat.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.

Meaning of Fulcrums from wikipedia

- Look up fulcrum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fulcrum (pl.: fulcra or fulcrums) is the support about which a lever pivots. Fulcrum may also refer...
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- fixed hinge, or fulcrum. A lever is a rigid body capable of rotating on a point on itself. On the basis of the locations of fulcrum, load and effort...
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