spring
44
5.1
- noun
- /sprɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
elasticidad
- The toy car's spring allows it to bounce back to its upright position after being pushed down.
Examples
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The square of Omega is the spring constant, right?
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Does that cause any spring force on mass one?
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Energy is equal to spring or tension times length.
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So we need to make the balance spring longer, don't we?
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My parents were married in the spring at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Fiction book (1990) -
An association was formed to pay for snowplowing and spring pothole filling.
Fiction book (1990) -
Use of the palpebral spring offers a fine functional cosmetic result.
Academic text (1996) -
Azaleas grew there, and potentillas, with drifts of spring bulbs in the hough grass.
Fiction book (1990) -
The engineer tested the spring to ensure it would return to its original shape after being compressed.
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When the spring is stretched, it generates a force that helps it return to its natural length.
Synonyms
56
7.4
The ability of a material to bend or stretch and return
33
2.5
The ability of a material to be pulled without breaking
6
4.5
Ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or squashed
3
5.1
The ability of something to return quickly to its shape after being stretched
1
5.6
A material that goes back to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or squeezed
1
3.8
The ability of something to go back to its shape after being pushed or pulled
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
4.9
An energetic way of walking that shows happiness or confidence
Compounds
34
3.0
Practice and games in spring for baseball teams before the regular season starts
10
2.5
A small fried snack filled with vegetables and sometimes meat, often served as an appetizer
- Specialized
1
3.9
A long metal wire shaped into a spiral that pushes back to absorb shock in cars or mattresses
1
4.3
A time in early spring when day and night are about the same length, around March 21 in the north
1
9.0
A small North American tree frog that makes a very high, thin call near ponds in spring
- Informal
1
6.7
A young person who has little experience, sometimes used with no to say someone is not young
1
2.0
A bed surface filled with metal springs that supports your body while you sleep
A small plant with slender leaves and pink flowers that blooms in early spring
- Specialized
A part that uses compressed air to absorb bumps and vibrations in vehicles and machines
A small secret pocket with a spring that holds small valuable items inside clothing
- Specialized
A wire coiled into a spiral that stores and releases energy to make things turn
Time in spring when pollen is high and many people sneeze or have itchy eyes
- Specialized
A tool that measures weight using a metal spring and shows it on a scale
A small North American plant with two thick leaves, pink or white flowers, and a small edible underground bulb
- Specialized
A caterpillar that eats leaves from trees like elm and maple in early spring
- Specialized
A small green or brown animal that lives near ponds and wet places and croaks
- NSFW
A hidden device set to shoot as a trap when someone touches or moves something near it
- Specialized
A small plant with curved prickly stems that stick to clothes and animal fur
- Specialized
A small tool that measures weight or force by how much a metal coil stretches
A small bushy plant with violet-blue flowers like a pea that blooms in spring
- UK
A climbing or bushy plant with purple-blue flowers grown to feed animals and make soil richer
A small wild plant that comes back every year with low thick leaves and small white flowers with pink edges
How Elastic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spring comes from an old English verb meaning 'to jump' or 'burst out', and it helps to think of a material that 'springs back' after you stretch it. So the 'spring' of a fabric or mattress is its power to return to its first shape.