Meaning & use
fulcrum
The fixed point on which a lever rests or pivots when it moves to lift or shift something.
See it in a sentence
The mechanic placed a block under the bar to act as a fulcrum while prying up the panel.
Trust became the fulcrum around which the entire negotiation turned.
A note on using this word
Fulcrum is a physics term for levers but is also used figuratively for the central point on which a situation or argument depends.
Words with a similar meaning
pivothinge point
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