"fulcro" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈful.kro/ Forms: fulcri [plural]
Rhymes: -ulkro Etymology: Learned borrowing from Classical Latin fulcrum (“bedpost; foot”), derived from fulciō (“I prop up, support; I strengthen, secure”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|it|la-cla|itc-pro|ine-pro}}, {{root|it|ine-pro|*bʰelǵ-}}, {{lbor|it|la-cla|fulcrum||bedpost; foot}} Learned borrowing from Classical Latin fulcrum (“bedpost; foot”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} fulcro m (plural fulcri)
  1. (mechanics) fulcrum Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fulcro-it-noun-9XcGDroC Categories (other): Mechanics, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (transferred sense, literal and figurative) pivot, crux, core, thrust Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fulcro-it-noun-118vv3vH Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32
  3. (botany) the haustoria or other attacking organ of a parasitic plant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fulcro-it-noun-3VKedk73 Categories (other): Botany, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 19 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 12 55 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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