fulcrum
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1. fulcrum - Noun
2. Fulcrum - Proper noun
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A prop or support.
That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body.
An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like.
The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.
One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes.
The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.
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A force of three newtons applied two metres from the fulcrum, for example, exerts the same torque as a force of one newton applied six metres from the fulcrum.
After perfectly balancing the arm, the dial itself is "zeroed"; the stylus force can then be dialed in by screwing the counterweight towards the fulcrum.
As the lever pivots on the fulcrum, points farther from this pivot move faster than points closer to the pivot.
Both would acknowledge, however, that their impressive figures would not be achievable were it not for the hard work and intelligence of Liverpool’s attacking fulcrum Firmino.
Consequently, the older axis extending from the courtyard of the Louvre is slightly skewed to the rest of what has become the Axe historique, but the Arc du Carrousel, at the fulcrum between the two, serves to disguise the discontinuity.
Force and levers A lever in balance A lever is a beam connected to ground by a hinge, or pivot, called a fulcrum.