fulcrum

• Sustantivo que designa el punto de apoyo de una palanca o, en sentido más amplio, el elemento clave que sostiene o permite el funcionamiento de un sistema o proceso.

A noun referring to the point on which a lever rests or is supported, or more generally, a crucial point or element that supports or enables a system or process.

1. Pivot pointB2formal

   The point on which a lever rests or is supported and around which it pivots.

   Punto de apoyo

   • The fulcrum of the seesaw is located at its center.
   • In a lever, the fulcrum is the fixed point that supports the load.
   • He adjusted the fulcrum to change the mechanical advantage.

   Sinónimosaxishingepivotturning point

2. Central or crucial pointC1formal

   A thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation.

   Punto central o crucial

   • The new policy became the fulcrum of the political debate.
   • Her leadership was the fulcrum of the team's success.
   • The discovery served as a fulcrum for further scientific research.

   Sinónimosaxiscentercornerstonefocal pointhubkeystonelinchpinpivot