fulcrum

Examples

• All

• Big W on the left, distance D from the fulcrum, little W weight on the other side, distance little D from the fulcrum.

• Through its intersection with the other vertical braces in the composition, the pedestal table becomes a fulcrum around which everything else pivots.

  Academic text (1993)

• This is the point at which all lift will act around like the fulcrum on a seesaw.

• This trade becomes the fulcrum upon which all the action tilts and yaws.

  Blog text (2)

• Experiments show that the weights times the distances from the fulcrum must be equal on the two sides for the teeter-totter to balance.

  Blog text (7)

• EXT. BEACH - LATER: Using a palm tree as a fulcrum, Chuck hauls hard on a rope made of vines, pulling the barrel up off the beach.

  Fiction book (2000)

• In physics class, we learned that the fulcrum is the point at which a lever pivots and balances the weights on either side.

• The engineer designed a system where the fulcrum would allow the arm to move easily up and down.

• To lift the heavy box, she placed the fulcrum closer to the load for better leverage.

Synonyms

P

pivot

vsfulcrum

15 3.9

A fixed point that something turns around

is a physical support for lever movement rather than an abstract center

A

anchor point

vsfulcrum

1 4.1

A fixed place used to hold, support, or guide something

is the turning support for a lever rather than a static reference point

T

trunnion

vsfulcrum

• Specialized

1 9.9

A round metal support that lets doors or machine parts turn

is a simple point or support for a lever, not a shaped part

Surface Forms

Etymology