Allan Ray is helped off the court. Villanova basketball star Allan Ray had his eyeball literally poked out of its socket by an opposing player in a recent game. Ray has been treating the injury with eye drops, and he planned to meet with doctors to find out if he can play in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Fulcrum(noun) a prop or support. Fulcrum(noun) that by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body. Fulcrum(noun) an accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like. Fulcrum(noun) the horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.
A lever is a rigid bar resting on a pivot point, known as the fulcrum. 1  There are three types of levers, characterized by the position of the input force, output force, and fulcrum in relation to each other: 2  First Class-The fulcrum is in the middle, the effort is on one side, and the load is on the other.