spring
67
3.7
- noun
- /sprɪŋ/
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resorte
- The engineer replaced the broken spring in the clock with a new one.
- spring-loaded
- compress the spring
- supported by a spring
Can I put on a second mass spring and stop the motion?
- Can I put on a second mass spring and stop the motion?
- This question is about the science of springs, so not the season.
- We're going to put four springs, four of our five springs on.
- All right, so these springs look kind of industrial.
- If you, if you pull too hard, you break the spring and so forth.
- So we're going to get some new springs made and that should solve our problem.
Examples
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Potential energy is stored in the spring shock absorber of the knee unit.
Academic text (1995) -
There's nothing but bed-springs and mattress stuffing down here!
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The problem was all to do with that little spring just here.
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Can I put on a second mass spring and stop the motion?
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You can imagine situations where the spring constant might change with time.
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So we're going to get some new springs made and that should solve our problem.
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This is the force exerted by the spring on the mass.
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You push down on the spring, disengage the teeth like that.
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From the sounds, he thought the door was operated by a spring and piston device.
Fiction book (1992) -
This is all done with springs and gears.
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
3
3.7
- Specialized
1
3.9
67
3.7
- Specialized
1
6.4
35
4.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spring for a small metal part is named after the same idea of 'springing' or 'returning'. A metal coil pushes back when you press it, so we call that piece a spring because it 'springs back' into shape.