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Spring Diatom Increase: The major rapid population increase of diatoms, occurring in the spring in temperate-boreal latitudes

Spring Equinox: Buddhists throughout Southeast Asia celebrate the new solar year at the same time as Baisakhi. The Thai New Year celebration, Songkran is a three-day-long religious holiday. Celebrated aroun . . . View Full Definition

Spring Dividers: Dividers whose legs are held together at the hinged end by the pressure of a C-shaped spring.

Spring Tide: A tide of increased range, which occurs about every two weeks when the moon is new or full.

Spring Clip Terminals: Are usually found on lower-priced speakers, and low- to medium-priced receivers. They work best with bare wire connections with small-gauge speaker wire, or pin-type connectors (see connecto . . . View Full Definition

Spring Tides: Fortnightly tides occurring when the vertical tidal range is maximal

Springer: A Springer is a particular Harley-Davidson model in the Softail family. It is characterized by a front fork that uses springs and a shock instead of a telescopic fork. The Springer front for . . . View Full Definition

Spring-Like Effect: (also 'trampoline effect') the 'bouncing back' of a club's face contributing force to the shot, limited by the rules of golf (see also cor)

Spring Tides Or Tidal Currents: Tides of increased range or tidal currents of increased speed occurring semimonthly as the result of the Moon being new or full. The spring range (Sg) of tide is the average range occurring . . . View Full Definition

Spring: The season of the year which occurs as the sun approaches the summer solstice, and characterized by increasing temperatures in the mid-latitudes. Customarily, this refers to the months of Ma . . . View Full Definition