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Definition of Spiral spring
1. Noun. A spring that is wound like a spiral.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spiral Spring
Literary usage of Spiral spring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Repressive Legislation of the Republic of South Africa by Elizabeth S. Landis, United Nations Unit on Apartheid (1879)
"A light spiral-spring made of wire for upholstering car-seats. See fig. 412.
Spiral-spring. A spring made of a metal rod or bar coiled in the form of the ..."
2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1894)
"... it was found that the longest life of the flat spring did not exceed 25000,
and that the spiral spring ran up to 625000 before breaking. ..."
3. A Text-book of Physics by John Henry Poynting, Joseph John Thomson (1902)
"By a spiral spring we mean a uniform wire or ribbon wound round a circular ...
The first case we shall consider is that of a spiral spring made of uniform ..."
4. A Text-book of Physics by John Henry Poynting, Joseph John Thomson (1907)
"The first case we shall consider is that of a spiral spring made of uniform ...
By a spiral spring we mean a uniform wire or ribbon wound round a circular ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"It is found that when a spiral spring is extended by a weight ¡t has a ...
At each end of the drum casing is attached a vertical spiral spring, ..."