Meaning of Fulcrum | Babel Free
ˈfʊlk.ɹəmDefinitions
- NATO code name for the Soviet MiG-29 aircraft.
- The support about which a lever pivots.
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A crux or pivot; a central point. figuratively
Equivalents
العربية
نقطة الإرتكاز
Dansk
understøttelsespunkt
Deutsch
Angelpunkt
Dreh- und Angelpunkt
Drehachse
Drehpunkt
Gelenkpunkt
Hebelstützpunkt
Lager
Stütze
Stützpunkt
Ελληνικά
υπομόχλιο
فارسی
تکیهگاه
Suomi
tukipiste
Gaeilge
borradh
Galego
forra
Italiano
fulcro
日本語
支点
Kurdî
destek
Latina
fulcrum
Македонски
ослонец
Polski
sedno
Русский
то́чка опо́ры
తెలుగు
ఆధారము
Türkçe
destek
Examples
“It is possible to flick food across the table using your fork as a lever and your finger as a fulcrum.”
“MILDRED: Archimedes said give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I will move the world. CHARLOTTE: Yeah she said that twaddle eight or nine times.”
“A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.”
“By this point the fulcrum of concern is the stuprum of men upon men, described as more prevalent than that upon women.”
“Chelsea's Mason Mount is a top-class talent while West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has moved his game on to another level this season and will be the fulcrum of England's midfield this summer.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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