spiral spring
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spiral spring
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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Here she uses the spiral spring toy known as the Slinky.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2015
The detector is one of the spiral spring coherers previously described; it is shielded from external disturbance by being enclosed in a metal box provided with a funnel-shaped opening to admit the radiation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
Next the wire bears against a pulley carried by a strong spiral spring, by which the pull upon it at all times is recorded on a paper-covered drum turned by clockwork.
From Sounding the Ocean of Air by A. Lawrence Rotch
Here one spring only is used, and it is first made a straight spiral spring, and then bent round and its ends united.
From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by David Allan Low
Thus a is the bearing for the worm carried in the box c, upon which is the spiral spring whose tension is regulated by the screw g.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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