fulcrum

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From Latin fulcrum (bedpost, foot of a couch), from fulciō (prop up, support).

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Singular
fulcrum

Plural
fulcrums or fulcra

fulcrum (plural fulcrums or fulcra)

  1. (mechanics) The pivot about which a lever turns.
    It is possible to flick food across the table using your fork as a lever and your finger as a fulcrum.

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fulcrum (genitive fulcrī); n, second declension

  1. bedpost
  2. foot (of a couch)
  3. A couch

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