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SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap ...

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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 738 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a
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common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)
  , primarily the act of springing or leaping . The word is hence applied in various senses: to the season of the
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year in which plant
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life begins to bud and shoot; to a source of
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water springing or welling up from below the
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surface of the earth and flowing away as a stream or
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standing in a
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pool (see WATER SUPPLY) ; or to an elastic or resilient
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body or contrivance for receiving and imparting
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mechanical power . The most
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common form in which springs in this last sense are made is that of a
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spiral coil of wire or narrow
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band of steel . There are many uses to which they are put, e.g. for communicating motion, as in a
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clock or watch (qq.v.), or for relieving concussion, as in the case of carriages (q.v.) .

End of Article: SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)
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