Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
rate spring — See progressive rate spring single rate spring variable rate springs … Dictionary of automotive terms
progressive rate spring — A spring with an increasing spring constant. For example, if the first inch of spring motion requires 100 pounds of force, the second inch would require more than an additional 100 pounds, and the third inch would require still more. Progressive… … Dictionary of automotive terms
spring — A device on the suspension system to cushion and absorb shocks and bumps and to keep the vehicle level on turns. After the stress or pressure exerted by the flexing of the spring has been removed, the spring returns to its original state. The… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Spring Valley Juice — Created in 1955, Spring Valley Juice positioned itself as a premium juice brand and is available in 20 flavours. On 29 November 2000, Cadbury Schweppes acquired Spring Valley Juice, which has approximately a 27% share of Australian single serve… … Wikipedia
Single-wire transmission line — A single wire transmission line (or single wire method) is a method of supplying electrical power through a single wired electrical conductor. Single wire earth return (SWER) or single wire ground returns today supply single phase electrical… … Wikipedia
Corvette leaf spring — Since 1963, transverse leaf springs have been an integral part of the suspension of GM s Chevrolet Corvette. This article concerns the practical differences between leafs and coils, popular misconceptions, and the design considerations that led… … Wikipedia
Big Spring, Texas — Infobox Settlement official name = Big Spring, Texas, USA settlement type = City nickname = The Spring City imagesize = image caption = Big Spring s Municipal Auditorium and Statue of Liberty, with the old Settles Hotel in the background. mapsize … Wikipedia
Temporal single-system interpretation — The temporal single system interpretation (TSSI) of Karl Marx s value theory emerged in the early 1980s in response to renewed allegations that his theory was riven with internal inconsistencies, and that it must therefore be rejected or… … Wikipedia
History of the single-lens reflex camera — The history of the single lens reflex camera predates the invention of photography in 1826/27 by one and a half centuries with the use of a reflex mirror in a camera obscura first described in 1676. Such SLR devices were popular as drawing aids… … Wikipedia
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
