Meaning of fulcrum in English

fulcrum

noun

/ˈfʊl.krəm/ uk

/ˈfʊl.krəm/

plural fulcrums or fulcra us/ˈfʊl.krə/ uk/ˈfʊl.krə/

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[ C ] physics specialized

the point at which a bar, or something that is balancing, is supported or balances:

A seesaw balances at its fulcrum.

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[ S ] formal

the main thing or person needed to support something or to make it work or happen:

fulcrum of the debate/argument The fulcrum of the debate/argument is the individual's right to choose.

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(Definition of fulcrum from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

fulcrum | Intermediate English

fulcrum

noun [ C ]

/ˈfʊl·krəm, ˈfʌl-/

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physics

the point of support for a lever (= bar used to move or raise something)

(Definition of fulcrum from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of fulcrum

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Not that any of those things are "bad" in and of themselves, they just have become the fulcrum of our society.

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The workout uses a flowing motion with the dumbbell as a fulcrum to work with moment and engage your whole body in a workout.

From Washington Post

An impending global crisis of freshwater scarcity is fast emerging as a defining fulcrum of world politics and human civilization.

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But being the fulcrum of a film movement wasn't even a blip on his adolescent radar.

From Hollywood Reporter

Their allegiance to ideology -- be it theology or something else -- takes away the fulcrum that victors used to leverage to bring wars to an end.

From TIME

The individual merits the fulcrum of fantasy, only it's the branding of fantasy.

From Wired

But the finale's spiraling descent into despair, the expressive fulcrum of the symphony, amounted to very little.

From Chicago Tribune

They're learning about fulcrum, and equilibrium, and balance, while doing something for the community.

From Slate Magazine

This is as it should be; these are divisive times, and art, or even entertainment, has always been a fulcrum for politics.

From Los Angeles Times

The judge is likely to be prohibited from considering their underlying humanity, which is the very fulcrum upon which they base their sense of justice and entitlement.

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Further, the position of the fulcrum has to be moved to match the vertical distances moved by the float and the tap's plunger.

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First, we observe the effect of the fulcrum mass relative to the output mass on the impedance saturation of the proximal spring.

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Class 1 levers have a fulcrum between the input and the output (e.g., a seesaw).

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Ultimately, the black middle class was the fulcrum for the historical development of this peculiar institution.

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Specifically, we describe an analysis that conceptualizes social location as a balancing fulcrum, which changes the force exerted by factors acting as incentives and disincentives.

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What is the pronunciation of fulcrum?

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Translations of fulcrum

in Chinese (Traditional)

（槓杆的）支點，支軸, 支柱, 關鍵點…

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