Fulcrum

Definitions

1. NATO code name for the Soviet MiG-29 aircraft.
2. The support about which a lever pivots.
3. A crux or pivot; a central point.
   figuratively

Equivalents

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