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.
Terms associated with levers: 1  Fulcrum: the pivot point of a lever. 2  Effort: the force applied to a lever. 3  Resistive force, load or resistance: force that resists the motion of the lever. 4  Moment arm: the perpendicular distance from the line of action of the force of the fulcrum. 5  Mechanical advantage: ratio of output force : input force.