fulcrum

n. மிண்டு, தாங்குநிலை, ஆதாரம், (இய.) மிண்டிப்பட்டடை, நெம்புகோலின் இயக்க ஆதாரம், செல்வாக்குக் குரிய ஊடுதுணை, ஆற்றல் இயக்கும் உறுதுணைவர்.

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Ful"crum, n.; pl. L. Fulcra, E. Fulcrums. Etym: [L., bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.] 1. A prop or support. 2. (Mech.) Defn: That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body. 3. (Bot.) Defn: An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like. [R.] Gray. 4. (Zoöl.) (a) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects. (b) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes. 5. (Anat.) Defn: The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.

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