springing

present participle and gerund of springform-ofgerundparticiple

The action of the verb to spring.uncountable

A set of springs in a vehicle, etc.uncountable

• In general, steel springs were stipulated for primary suspension, although rubber was accepted for auxiliary springing; hydraulic dampers were specified and the use of laminated springs ruled out.

The spring of an arch: the lowest part of an arch on both sides.archaiccountable

• The arch failed first at the crown, then at the quarterings, and finally at the springings. After demolition the girders for half the new structure were erected on bedstones already built on the abutments behind the springings of the old ar

That springs or spring.not-comparable

That takes effect only after the incapacity of the grantor or some other definite future act or circumstance.USnot-comparable