volute spring
- noun
- Specialized
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resorte en espiral
- Many trains use a volute spring under their buffers for shock absorption.
Examples
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The old machinery relied on a large volute spring to return the lever to its original position.
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He replaced the damaged volute spring with a new one designed for heavier loads.
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A volute spring can effectively absorb shock in machinery.
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The volute spring helps maintain stability in the device.
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Many trains use a volute spring under their buffers for shock absorption.
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He replaced the damaged volute spring with a new one designed for heavier loads.
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The old machinery relied on a large volute spring to return the lever to its original position.
Synonyms
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3.7
A piece of metal that returns to its shape after being pressed or pulled
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3.9
A long metal wire shaped into a spiral that pushes back to absorb shock in cars or mattresses
A wire coiled into a spiral that stores and releases energy to make things turn
How Coiled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound simply names a type of spring characterized by a volute (spiral) shape, so the meaning is directly derived from 'volute' (spiral/coiled) + 'spring' (coiled elastic part). This regular noun–noun compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words, despite the term's technical register.
Etymology
The noun volute spring is named for its shape: volute means a tight 'spiral' like a snail shell and a spring is a metal coil. Imagine a metal strip wound into that shell shape that can compress and then push back, so it can 'absorb shock' and 'store energy'.