spring tension
Compressed coil force
Spring tension is the force exerted by a compressed or extended spring as it tries to return to its resting state.
The term appears in mechanical contexts—adjusting the spring tension on a door closer, a sewing machine, or a garage door.
Tighter spring tension means more resistance; looser means less.
- coilWound circular arrangement
- bounceSpring back after impact
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- compressionForcing into smaller space
taut · loaded · snap · force · pressure · resistance · flex · tight · wound · mechanism · torque · potential energy · stored energy · potential · stored · kinetic · hair trigger · trigger
mechanical force state
spring tensionslack
Absence of tautness
slackness · looseness · laxity · tension release · decompression
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