01 n. The act or process of one who, or that which, springs.
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1.
The act or process of one who, or that which, springs.
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2.
Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant.“Thou blessest the springing thereof.” — Ps. lxv. 10.
Phrases & compounds
Springing line of an arch —
the horizontal line drawn through the junction of the vertical face of the impost with the curve of the intrados; -- called also spring of an arch.