Fulcrum

Definition of Fulcrum

Ful´crum

n.	1.
	1.	A prop or support.
	2.	(Mech.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body.
	3.	(Bot.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like.
	4.	(Zool.) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.
	5.	(Anat.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.

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