spring constant
Elastic resistance measure
The spring constant is a measure of a spring's stiffness—the force required to stretch or compress it by a unit of distance.
A higher spring constant means a stiffer spring.
In physics, it appears in Hooke's law: force equals the spring constant times displacement.
Also called the force constant or stiffness coefficient.
Scaling relationship between quantities
- restoring forcePush toward equilibrium position
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- deformationChange in shape
equilibrium · linear · compression · tension · extension · displacement · load · calibration
Resistance to deformation
- rigidityState of being unbending
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
compliance · tensile strength · elastic energy · potential energy · recoil · snapback · bounciness · give
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- harmonicOf musical overtones
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
frequency · period · damping · natural frequency · energy transfer · kinematic · dynamic
Force and power measurer
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
experimental · slope · graph · units
proportionality
Scaling relationship between quantities
- restoring forcePush toward equilibrium position
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
deformation · equilibrium · linear · compression · tension · extension · displacement · load · calibration
stiffness
Resistance to deformation
- rigidityState of being unbending
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
springiness · compliance · tensile strength · elastic energy · potential energy · recoil · snapback · bounciness · give
oscillation
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- harmonicOf musical overtones
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
amplitude · frequency · period · damping · natural frequency · energy transfer · kinematic · dynamic
dynamometer
Force and power measurer
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- displacementRemoval from usual location
laboratory · experimental · slope · graph · units
- mechanicsforce, turning, rotation, momentum, velocity
- elasticityelasticity, strain, stiffness, stress-strain, elastic energy
- probe microscopySTM, cantilever, feedback loop, feedback control, topography
- flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable
- vibrationsvibration, oscillation, resonance, mechanical vibrations, tremor
- material mechanicsstress-strain, tensile strength, elasticity, strain, ductility
spring constantinertia
Resistance to altered motion
mass · viscosity · resistance · drag coefficient · moment of inertia
spring constantcompliance
Adhering to requirements
flexibility · softness · elasticity · pliability · give