Meanings
nounspring constant (plural spring constants)
plural spring constants
- natural sciencesA characteristic of a spring which is defined as the ratio of the force affecting the spring to the displacement caused by it.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 勁度係數 /劲度系数
- 勁度係數 /劲度系数 (jìndù xìshù)characteristic of a spring
Dutch veerconstante
- veerconstantecharacteristic of a spring
Finnish jousivakio
- jousivakiocharacteristic of a spring
French constante de raideur, constante de rappel
- constante de raideurcharacteristic of a spring
- constante de rappelcharacteristic of a spring
German Federkonstante
- Federkonstantecharacteristic of a spring
Italian costante elastica
- costante elasticacharacteristic of a spring
Japanese ばね定数
- ばね定数characteristic of a spring
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APA
spring constant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20constant
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“spring constant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20constant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring constant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20constant.
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