Definition of Springings

1. springing [n] - See also: springing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Springings

springhares
springhead
springheads
springhouse
springhouses
springier
springiest
springily
springiness
springinesses
springing
springing cow
springing executory interest
springing executory interests
springingly
springings (current term)
springle
springles
springless
springlet
springlets
springlike
springloaded
springs
springtail
springtails
springtide
springtides
springtime
springtimes

Literary usage of Springings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lockwood's Dictionary of Terms Used in the Practice of Mechanical by Joseph Gregory Horner (1892)
"springings.—That part of an arch -where the intrados (qv) meets Iho abutments (qv). Spring Fiston.—An engine piston fitted with some form of spring ring, ..."

2. Graphical Determination of Forces in Engineering Structures by James B. Chalmers (1881)
"Total Reaction U at One of the springings arising from a Force P. First method of constructing. — The reaction U which we have obtained is ..."

3. Graphical Determination of Forces in Engineering Structures by James B. Chalmers (1881)
"... U at One of the springings arising from a Force P First mcthod of constructing. — The reaction U which we have obtained is that part of the whole which ..."

4. Civil Engineering as Applied in Construction by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1902)
"—A metal arch necessarily rises or falls slightly with an increase or decrease of temperature ; and when the arch is fixed at its springings, of which the ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Springings on Dictionary.com!Search for Springings on Thesaurus.com!Search for Springings on Google!Search for Springings on Wikipedia!

Search