stretched spring

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• spring-loaded — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ containing a compressed or stretched spring pressing one part against another …   English terms dictionary

• spring — v. & n. v. (past sprang or US sprung; past part. sprung) 1 intr. jump; move rapidly or suddenly (sprang from his seat; sprang through the gap; sprang to their assistance). 2 intr. move rapidly as from a constrained position or by the action of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• spring-loaded — adjective containing a compressed or stretched spring pressing one part against another …   English new terms dictionary

• Spring (device) — Helical or coil springs designed for tension Compression sp …   Wikipedia

• spring — springlike, adj. /spring/, v., sprang or, often, sprung; sprung; springing; n., adj. v.i. 1. to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or… …   Universalium

• spring — spring1 [ sprıŋ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the season of the year between winter and summer: early/late spring last/this/next spring in (the) spring: In spring the garden is a feast of blossoms. a ) only before noun happening in spring or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spring — {{11}}spring (n.1) season following winter, 1540s, earlier springing time (late 14c.), spring time (late 15c.), spring of the year (1520s), which had replaced O.E. Lent by late 14c. From SPRING (Cf. spring) (v.); also see SPRING (Cf. spring)… …   Etymology dictionary

• spring — [[t]sprɪŋ[/t]] v. sprangor, often, sprung; sprung; spring•ing; 1) to rise, leap, or move suddenly and swiftly: a tiger about to spring[/ex] 2) to be released suddenly from a constrained position: The door sprang open[/ex] 3) to issue forth… …   From formal English to slang

• spring balance — Weighing device that uses the relation between the applied load and the deformation of a spring. This relationship is usually linear; that is, if the load is doubled, the deformation is doubled. Spring balances are widely used commercially. Those …   Universalium

• spring line — noun A line stretched longways between a docked vessel and a cleat on the pier, or used during berthing to guide the vessel into its slip …   Wiktionary

• Early Spring 2008 Midwest floods — March 2008 Midwest floods Total precipitation amounts throughout the region on March 17, 18, and 19 Duration: Mar …   Wikipedia