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Air spring 14. (Paint.)
(a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of
the atmospheric medium through which every object in
nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc.
(b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of
that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt.
15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a
compound term. In most cases it might be written
indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the
first element of the compound term, with or without the
hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder;
air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump.
Air balloon. See Balloon.
Air bath.
(a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body.
(b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any
desired temperature.
Air castle. See Castle in the air, under Castle.
Air compressor, a machine for compressing air to be used as
a motive power.
Air crossing, a passage for air in a mine.
Air cushion, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated;
also, a device for arresting motion without shock by
confined air.
Air fountain, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by
the force of compressed air.
Air furnace, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and
not on blast.
Air line, a straight line; a bee line. Hence
Air-line, adj.; as, air-line road.
Air lock (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between
the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a
pneumatic caisson. --Knight.
Air port (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit
air.
Air spring, a spring in which the elasticity of air is
utilized.
Air thermometer, a form of thermometer in which the
contraction and expansion of air is made to measure
changes of temperature.
Air threads, gossamer.
Air trap, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas
from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.
Air trunk, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated
air from a room.
Air valve, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of
air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler
and allows air to enter.
Air way, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of
an air pump; an air way in a mine.
In the air.
(a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as
rumors.
(b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.
(c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken
in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air.
To take air, to be divulged; to be made public.
To take the air, to go abroad; to walk or ride out. Boiling springBoiling Boil"ing, a.
Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in
tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething;
swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
Boiling point, the temperature at which a fluid is
converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition.
This is different for different liquids, and for the same
liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level
of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit;
for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for
mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is
lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent
above the level of the sea.
Boiling spring, a spring which gives out very hot water, or
water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a
geyser.
To be at the boiling point, to be very angry.
To keep the pot boiling, to keep going on actively, as in
certain games. [Colloq.] Brine springBrine Brine, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr.
brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See Burn.]
1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle;
hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline
residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the
evaporation of natural or artificial waters.
2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.
Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay.
--Cowper.
3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness.
What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks
for Rosaline! --Shak.
Brine fly (Zo["o]l.), a fly of the genus Ephydra, the
larv[ae] of which live in artificial brines and in salt
lakes.
Brine gauge, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a
liquid.
Brine pan, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed
by cristallization.
Brine pit, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken
to be boiled or evaporated for making salt.
Brine pump (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water
in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which
collects at the bottom.
Brine shrimp, Brine worm (Zo["o]l.), a phyllopod
crustacean of the genus Artemia, inhabiting the strong
brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See
Artemia.
Brine spring, a spring of salt water.
Leach brine (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated
salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again. C springC C (s[=e])
1. C is the third letter of the English alphabet. It is from
the Latin letter C, which in old Latin represented the
sounds of k, and g (in go); its original value being the
latter. In Anglo-Saxon words, or Old English before the
Norman Conquest, it always has the sound of k. The Latin C
was the same letter as the Greek [Gamma], [gamma], and
came from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks got it from the
Ph[oe]nicians. The English name of C is from the Latin
name ce, and was derived, probably, through the French.
Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other
sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are in L.
acutus, E. acute, ague; E. acrid, eager, vinegar; L.
cornu, E. horn; E. cat, kitten; E. coy, quiet; L. circare,
OF. cerchier, E. search.
Note: See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 221-228.
2. (Mus.)
(a) The keynote of the normal or ``natural' scale, which
has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also,
the third note of the relative minor scale of the
same.
(b) C after the clef is the mark of common time, in which
each measure is a semibreve (four fourths or
crotchets); for alla breve time it is written ?.
(c) The ``C clef,' a modification of the letter C, placed
on any line of the staff, shows that line to be middle
C.
3. As a numeral, C stands for Latin centum or 100, CC for
200, etc.
C spring, a spring in the form of the letter C. Caballine springCaballine Cab"al*line (k[a^]b"al*l[imac]n), a. [L. caballinus,
fr. caballus a nag. Cf. Cavalier.]
Of or pertaining to a horse. -- n. Caballine aloes.
Caballine aloes, an inferior and impure kind of aloes
formerly used in veterinary practice; -- called also
horse aloes.
Caballine spring, the fountain of Hippocrene, on Mount
Helicon; -- fabled to have been formed by a stroke from
the foot of the winged horse Pegasus. Cross-springerCross-springer Cross"-spring`er (-spr?ng`?r), n. (Arch.)
One of the ribs in a groined arch, springing from the corners
in a diagonal direction.
Note: [See Illustr. of Groined vault.] Dayspring
Dayspring Day"spring` (d[=a]"spr[i^]ng`), n.
The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the
dawn; hence, the beginning. --Milton.
The tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from
on high hath visited us. --Luke i. 78.
Drawspring
Drawspring Draw"spring`, n. (Railroad)
The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
Driving springDriving Driv"ing, a.
1. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or
storm.
2. Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.
Driving axle, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a
locomotive.
Driving box (Locomotive), the journal box of a driving
axle. See Illust. of Locomotive.
Driving note (Mus.), a syncopated note; a tone begun on a
weak part of a measure and held through the next accented
part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through.
Driving spring, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving
axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and
deaden shocks. [Eng.] --Weale.
Driving wheel (Mach.), a wheel that communicates motion;
one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the
connecting rods of the engine are attached; -- called
also, simply, driver. See Illust. of Locomotive. EspringalEspringal Es*prin"gal, n. [See Springal.] (Mil. Antiq.)
An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones,
and other missiles; a springal. Hairspring
Hairspring Hair"spring`, n. (Horology)
The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the
balance in a timepiece.
Handspring
Handspring Hand"spring`, n.
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed
upon the ground.
Headspring
Headspring Head"spring`, n.
Fountain; source.
The headspring of our belief. --Stapleton.
Intermittent springsIntermittent In`ter*mit"tent, a. [L. intermittens, -entis, p.
pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.]
Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent;
periodic; as, an intermittent fever. --Boyle.
Intermittent fever (Med.), a disease with fever which
recurs at certain intervals; -- applied particularly to
fever and ague. See Fever.
Intermittent gearing (Mach.), gearing which receives, or
produces, intermittent motion.
Intermittent springs, springs which flow at intervals, not
apparently dependent upon rain or drought. They probably
owe their intermittent action to their being connected
with natural reservoirs in hills or mountains by passages
having the form of a siphon, the water beginning to flow
when it has accumulated so as to fill the upper part of
the siphon, and ceasing when, by running through it, it
has fallen below the orifice of the upper part of the
siphon in the reservoir. Jagger springJagger Jag"ger, n. [From 4th Jag.]
One who, or that which, jags; specifically:
(a) jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc.
(b) A toothed chisel. See Jag, v. t.
Jagger spring, a spring beneath a seat, and resting on
cleats or blocks in the body of a vehicle. --Knight. klippspringerKlipspringer Klip"spring`er, n. [D., lit., cliff springer.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus
oreotragus), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag
to another with great agility; -- called also kainsi.
[Written also klippspringer.] KlipspringerKlipspringer Klip"spring`er, n. [D., lit., cliff springer.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus
oreotragus), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag
to another with great agility; -- called also kainsi.
[Written also klippspringer.] Latter springLatter Lat"ter, a. [OE. later, l[ae]tter, compar. of lat late.
See Late, and cf. Later.]
1. Later; more recent; coming or happening after something
else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter
rain.
2. Of two things, the one mentioned second.
The difference between reason and revelation, and in
what sense the latter is superior. --I. Watts.
3. Recent; modern.
Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages,
whole nations at the bay of Soldania? --Locke.
4. Last; latest; final. [R.] ``My latter gasp.' --Shak.
Latter harvest, the last part of the harvest.
Latter spring, the last part of the spring of the year.
--Shak. Lifespring
Lifespring Life"spring` (-spr[i^]ng`), n.
Spring or source of life.
Mainspring
Mainspring Main"spring`, n.
The principal or most important spring in a piece of
mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock
or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence:
The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of
action.
Offspring
Offspring Off"spring`, n.sing. & pl. [Off + spring.]
1. The act of production; generation. [Obs.]
2. That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant
or descendants, however remote from the stock.
To the gods alone Our future offspring and our wives
are known. --Dryden.
3. Origin; lineage; family. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
Osspringer
Osspringer Os"spring*er, n.
The osprey. [R.]
Outspring
Outspring Out*spring", v. i.
To spring out; to issue.
Overspring
Overspring O`ver*spring", v. t.
To spring or leap over.
Sear springSear Sear, n. [F. serre a grasp, pressing, fr. L. sera. See
Serry.]
The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or
half cocked.
Sear spring, the spring which causes the sear to catch in
the notches by which the hammer is held. Spiral springSpiral Spi"ral, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See Spire a winding
line.]
1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually
receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.
2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the
same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the
thread of a screw; helical.
3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.
Spiral gear, or Spiral wheel (Mach.), a gear resembling
in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an
angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions
of screws or spirals.
Spiral gearing, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light
machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,
are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not
parallel.
Spiral operculum, an operculum whih has spiral lines of
growth.
Spiral shell, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral
or helix.
Spiral spring. See the Note under Spring, n., 4. SpringSpring Spring, v. i. [imp. Sprangor Sprung; p. p.
Sprung; p. pr. & vb. n. Springing.] [AS. springan; akin
to D. & G. springen, OS. & OHG. springan, Icel. & Sw.
springa, Dan. springe; cf. Gr. ? to hasten. Cf. Springe,
Sprinkle.]
1. To leap; to bound; to jump.
The mountain stag that springs From height to
height, and bounds along the plains. --Philips.
2. To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity;
to dart; to shoot.
And sudden light Sprung through the vaulted roof.
--Dryden.
3. To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert.
Watchful as fowlers when their game will spring.
--Otway.
4. To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its
elastic power.
5. To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to
become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank,
sometimes springs in seasoning.
6. To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin
to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams
from their source, and the like; -often followed by up,
forth, or out.
Till well nigh the day began to spring. --Chaucer.
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to
cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth.
--Job xxxviii.
27.
Do not blast my springing hopes. --Rowe.
O, spring to light; auspicious Babe, be born.
--Pope.
7. To issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to
result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle.
[They found] new hope to spring Out of despair, joy,
but with fear yet linked. --Milton.
8. To grow; to prosper.
What makes all this, but Jupiter the king, At whose
command we perish, and we spring? --Dryden.
To spring at, to leap toward; to attempt to reach by a
leap.
To spring forth, to leap out; to rush out.
To spring in, to rush in; to enter with a leap or in haste.
To spring on or upon, to leap on; to rush on with haste
or violence; to assault. Spring
Spring Spring, v. t.
1. To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to
cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to
spring a pheasant.
2. To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly.
spring beautyClaytonia Clay*to"ni*a, n. [Named after Dr.John Clayton, an
American botanist.] (Bot.)
An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms;
-- sometimes called spring beauty. spring beetleElater El"a*ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? driver, fr. ? to drive.]
1. (Bot.) An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the
spores, as in some liverworts.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any beetle of the family Elaterid[ae], having
the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden
upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation
between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click
beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal spring used by Podura and related
insects for leaping. See Collembola.
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