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Definition of Springing
1. n. The act or process of one who, or that which, springs.
Definition of Springing
1. Verb. (present participle of spring#Verb spring) ¹
2. Noun. The action of the verb '''to spring'''. ¹
3. Noun. A set of springs in a vehicle, etc. ¹
4. Noun. (countable archaic) A spring of an arch. ¹
5. Adjective. That springs or spring. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Springing
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Medical Definition of Springing
1. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, springs. 2. Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant. "Thou blessest the springing thereof." (Ps. Lxv. 10) Springing line of an arch, the horizontal line drawn through the junction of the vertical face of the impost with the curve of the intrados. Synonym: spring of an arch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Springing
Literary usage of Springing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent, Charles M. Barnes (1884)
"springing Uses. — springing uses are limited to *298 arise on a future event, 'where
no preceding estate is limited, and they do not take effect in ..."
2. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent, George Franklin Comstock (1866)
"springing uses are limited to arise on a future * 298 event, * where no preceding
estate is limited, and they do not take effect in derogation of any ..."
3. Handbook on the Law of Real Property by Earl Palmer Hopkins (1896)
"If these requisites fail, the limitation will take effect as a springing or ...
springing uses are uses which take effect without any preceding estate to ..."
4. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent (1901)
"springing Uses.—springing uses are limited to arise on a future event, * where
no preceding estate is * 298 limited, and they do not take effect in ..."
5. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent (1854)
"springing uses are limited to arise on a future *298 event, *where no preceding
estate is limited, and they do not take effect in derogation of any ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"9 in. deep at the crown, and increase to not less than 9 ft. at the springing.
The general depth at which the foundations are laid is about 29 ft. ..."
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