fulcrum
pronunciation
How to pronounce fulcrum in British English:
UK [ˈfʊlkrəm]
How to pronounce fulcrum in American English:
US [ˈfʊlkrəm, ˈfʌl-]
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- Noun:
- the pivot about which a lever turns
Word Origin
- fulcrum (n.)
- in mechanics, "a prop, a support" (on which a lever turns), 1670s, from Latin fulcrum "bedpost, foot of a couch," from fulcire "to prop up, support" (see balk (n.)).
Example
- 1. Any sign of fulcrum ?
- 2. The fulcrum of the axis of anxiety has shifted to china .
- 3. It can continue with efforts to tame house prices , crushing the property investment that is the fulcrum of domestic demand .
- 4. Did you say fulcrum ?
- 5. And republicans are backing away from using the federal debt limit as a fulcrum to move mr. obama .