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FULCRUM
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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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