Definition of Leaf spring

1. Noun. Long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together.

Generic synonyms: Spring

Definition of Leaf spring

1. Noun. A spring in the form of a curved length of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leaf Spring

leaf mold
leaf mould
leaf mustard
leaf node
leaf peeper
leaf peepers
leaf protein
leaf protein concentrate
leaf proteins
leaf roller
leaf scorch
leaf shape
leaf sheath
leaf soil
leaf spot
leaf spring
leaf storm
leaf storms
leaf through
leaf trace
leaf traces
leaf turtle
leaf warbler
leafage
leafages
leafbearing
leafbird
leafbirds
leafblower
leafblowers

Literary usage of Leaf spring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1917)
"Therefore, if a single uniform section leaf were used the material would be very poorly utilized, and one of the objects in using a multiple leaf spring is ..."

2. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1918)
"Therefore, if a single uniform section leaf were used the material would be very poorly utilized, and one of the objects in using a multiple leaf spring is ..."

3. Motor Vehicle Engineering: The Chassis by Ethelbert Favary (1922)
"The restoring force in a leaf spring depends on the length, thickness and width of the leaf and on the modulus of elasticity. In comparing leaf and coil ..."

4. The Gasoline Automobile by George William Hobbs (1915)
"Franklin wood frame construction. and easy in their action, and this is why the laminated leaf spring is used. The strength and resilience of the leaf ..."

5. A Dictionary of Automobile Terms by Albert L. Clough (1913)
"Spring Shackle—A link employed to flexibly attach one or occasionally both ends of a leaf spring to a frame member, or to attach one or both ends of one ..."

6. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1902)
"The flat, or leaf spring, as applied under carriages, locomotives, and elsewhere, by reason of the friction of the leaves upon each other, does not produce ..."

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