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SPIRAL SPRING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spiral spring mean?
• SPIRAL SPRING (noun)
The noun SPIRAL SPRING has 1 sense:
1. a spring that is wound like a spiral
Familiarity information: SPIRAL SPRING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spring that is wound like a spiral
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spiral spring" is a kind of...):
spring (a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spiral spring"):
hairspring (a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece)
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