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. |
Noun | 1. | fulcrum - the pivot about which a lever turns |