hypomochlionn.
/hɪpəʊˈmɒklɪən/ rare.
= fulcrum n.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > point of support
fulciment1640
fulcrum1659
hypomochlion1665
bearing point1734
point d'appui1787
knife-edge1818
1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 199 The hypomochlion or centers on which the parts of the leggs move.
1729 S. Switzer Introd. Gen. Syst. Hydrostaticks & Hydraulicks 283 A Cylinder..sustain'd at each End with a Hypomochlion, Fulcrum, or Prop, call it which you will.
a1839 S. T. Coleridge & J. Gillman Hints towards Theory of Life (1848) 54 The hypomochlion of the lever is as good an illustration as any thing can be that is thought of mechanically only.
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