springer
- noun
- /ˈsprɪŋər/
- Specialized
- The package analysis combined usage from the following publishers and vendors: Springer, Oxford, Rittenhouse, and Morgan and Claypool's Synthesis collections.
Examples
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The Essential Albert Ellis by Windy Dryden (New York: Springer Publishing Company, 1990).
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Anderson, D.R. 2007. Model-based inference in the life sciences: a primer on evidence. Springer, New York, NY.
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Fletcher, Neville H., and Thomas D. Rossing. The Physics of Musical Instruments. New York: Springer Verlag, 1998.
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Brock, Thomas D. Robert Koch: A Life in Medicine and Bacteriology. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988. Print.
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Astronomy with a Budget Telescope. P. Moore, J. Watson. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $19.95 paper (132 pp). ISBN 1-85233-586-6
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Verbeke, G., & Molenberghs, G. (2000). Linear mixed models for longitudinal data. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.
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Introduction to Maple. 3rd edition. A. Heck. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003, 1996. $49.95 (828 pp.). ISBN 0-387-00230-8
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Volcanism. H.-U. Schmincke. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (324 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43650-2
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Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology. B. Bhushan, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $199.00 (1222 pp.). ISBN 3-540-01218-4, CD-ROM
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The stone known as the springer supports the entire structure of the arch above it.
Synonyms
A block of stone at the base of an arch that supports the curved top
Compounds
A medium-sized dog with a black-and-white or brown-and-white coat used for hunting and bringing back birds
A type of dog with a black and white coat that helps hunters by finding and bringing game
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Springer comes from the old verb spring meaning 'to rise' or 'to jump', and it names the lowest stone where an arch 'springs' up, so it is the stone that makes the arch rise.