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Pronunciation
Etymology
Sense of ‘season’ 1547, from earlier springing time, spring-time, in sense of buds sprouting or “spring” up. This replaced Old English Lent by the 14th century.[1]
Sense of ‘source of water’ attested circa 1225.[1]
Verb
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Infinitive to spring |
Third person singular springs |
Simple past sprang |
Past participle sprung |
Present participle springing |
to spring (third-person singular simple present springs, present participle springing, simple past sprang, past participle sprung)
- To start to exist.
- Sometimes the ideas spring to life fully formed.
- To jump or leap.
- He sprang up from his seat.
- (slang) To release or set free, especially from prison.
Synonyms
- (start to exist): be born, come into being, come into existence
- (jump, leap): bound, jump, leap
- (release or set free, especially from prison): free, let out, release, spring loose
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Terms derived from the verb to spring
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Terms related to the verb to springNoun
A coil spring (mechanical device)|
Singular spring |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural springs |
spring (countable and uncountable; plural springs)
- (countable) Traditionally the first of the four seasons, in which plants spring from the ground and trees come into blossom; typically regarded as being from March 21 to June 20 in parts of the USA.
- (countable) Spring tide; a tide of greater-than-average range, that is, around the first or third quarter of a lunar month, or around the times of the new or full moon.
- (countable) A place where water emerges from the ground.
- (uncountable) The property of a body of springing to its original form after being compressed, stretched, etc.
- (countable) A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force when it is bent, compressed or stretched.
- (countable, nautical) A rope attaching the bow of a vessel to the stern-side of the jetty, or vice versa, to stop the vessel from swaying.
- (countable, slang) An erection of the penis.
- (countable) The source of an action
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973, § 9.
- ... discover, at least in some degree, the secret springs and principles, by which the human mind is actuated in its operations?
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973, § 9.
Synonyms
- (place where water emerges from the ground): fount, source
- (property of a body of springing to its original form): bounce, bounciness, elasticity, resilience, springiness
- (slang: erection of the penis): boner, chubby, hard-on, stiffy, woody; see also "erection" in WikiSaurus
- (source of an action): impetus, impulse
Antonyms
- (spring tide): neap tide
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Terms derived from the noun spring
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Translations
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Danish
Etymology
Verbal noun to springe.
Noun
spring n. (singular definite springet, plural indefinite spring)
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| nominative, dative and accusative | spring | springet | spring | springene |
| genitive | springs | springets | springs | springenes |
Verb
spring
- Imperative of springe.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsprɪŋ/
Verb
spring
- The first-person singular present tense of springen.
- The imperative of springen.
German
Verb
spring
- imperative singular of springen
Swedish
Verb
spring
- imperative of springa
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What is the spring constant and the maximum compression?
Q. Two massless springs with spring constants k1=4.0N/m and k2 = 6.0 N/m are welded together at point A. A mass m = 1.0 kg that slides along the frictionless surface is incident on the springs with a velocity of V0 = .5 m/s. It hits a massless plate with velcro on the end of spring 2 and sticks. a) In terms of k1 and k2 what is the effective spring constant keff characterizing the system, i.e. what is the spring constant of the single spring that could replace these two and give the same motion of the mass? b)What is the maximum compression Xmax that the mass reaches from the initial equilibrium length of the springs? The diagram has the mass sliding towards the springs where it would hit spring 2 which is joined to spring 1 at point A, with… [cont.]
Asked by Jeff - Tue Feb 20 01:48:07 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. a) k(avg)= (k1 + k2)/2 k(avg)= (4+ 6)/2=5 N/m b) Ps=.5k(avg)X^2 (potential energy of the spring) Ke=.5mV^2 (kinetic energy of the mass) Pe=Ke then X(max)=sqrt(mV^2/k(avg)) X(max)=sqrt(1.0 (0.5)^2 / 5) X(max)=0.316 m or 31.6 cm
Answered by Edward - Thu Feb 22 09:38:10 2007
Q. Two massless springs with spring constants k1=4.0N/m and k2 = 6.0 N/m are welded together at point A. A mass m = 1.0 kg that slides along the frictionless surface is incident on the springs with a velocity of V0 = .5 m/s. It hits a massless plate with velcro on the end of spring 2 and sticks. a) In terms of k1 and k2 what is the effective spring constant keff characterizing the system, i.e. what is the spring constant of the single spring that could replace these two and give the same motion of the mass? b)What is the maximum compression Xmax that the mass reaches from the initial equilibrium length of the springs? The diagram has the mass sliding towards the springs where it would hit spring 2 which is joined to spring 1 at point A, with… [cont.]
Asked by Jeff - Tue Feb 20 01:48:07 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. a) k(avg)= (k1 + k2)/2 k(avg)= (4+ 6)/2=5 N/m b) Ps=.5k(avg)X^2 (potential energy of the spring) Ke=.5mV^2 (kinetic energy of the mass) Pe=Ke then X(max)=sqrt(mV^2/k(avg)) X(max)=sqrt(1.0 (0.5)^2 / 5) X(max)=0.316 m or 31.6 cm
Answered by Edward - Thu Feb 22 09:38:10 2007
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