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Fulcra

Fulcra \Ful"cra\, n. pl. See Fulcrum.

Fulcra

Fulcrum \Ful"crum\, n.; pl. L. Fulcra, E. Fulcrums. [L., bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.]

  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. [R.]
    --Gray.

  4. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.

    2. One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes.

  5. (Anat.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.

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fulcra

n. (plural of fulcrum English)

WordNet
fulcrum

  1. n. the pivot about which a lever turns

  2. [also: fulcra (pl)]

fulcra

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Usage examples of "fulcra".

The language on the door belongs to an extinct people known as Forkrul Assail, who are collectively personified in our Fulcra by the personage we call the Errant.

Among the Fulcra, the Errant is now positioned in the centre of things.