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Definition of Spring-loaded
1. Adjective. Containing a compressed spring that presses one part against another.
Definition of Spring-loaded
1. Adjective. Of a mechanical device, containing a spring that holds a component in a particular position. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spring-loaded
Literary usage of Spring-loaded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Reference Book of Rules, Tables by William Kent (1902)
"spring-loaded Safety-valves.—Instead of weights, springs are sometimes employed
to hold down safety-valves. The calculations are similar to those for lever ..."
2. The Practical Engineer's Hand-book: Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines by Walter S. Hutton (1911)
"A spring for an ordinary spring-loaded safety-valve of a steam-boiler is shown
in Fig. ... Provisions should be made to prevent the valve of a spring-loaded ..."
3. A Text-book of Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering by Andrew Jamieson (1903)
"... Governor— Parabolic Governors—Galloway's Parabolic Governor—Porter's loaded
Governor—Theory of Porter's Governor—Example II.—Spring loaded Governors ..."
4. Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guideby Frank Duncan Graham by Frank Duncan Graham (1921)
"Any spring loaded safety valve constructed so as to give an increased lift by
the operation of steam after being raised from its seat, or any spring loaded ..."
5. Practical Marine Engineering for Marine Engineers and Students: With Aids by William Frederick Durand (1901)
"Any spring-loaded safety valves constructed so as to give an increased lift by
the operation of steam, after being raised from their seats, ..."
6. Practical Marine Engineering for Marine Engineers and Students: With Aids by William Frederick Durand (1901)
"Any spring-loaded safety valves constructed so as to give an increased lift by
the operation of steam, after being raised from their seats, ..."
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