helical spring


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helical spring

[′hel·ə·kəl ′spriŋ]
(design engineering)
A bar or wire of uniform cross section wound into a helix.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

helical spring

helical spring
A coil spring wound in the form of a spiral or a helix. A helical spring absorbs both tensile and compression loads.
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