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springback

springback noun: an inner false joint on a bound book, springing upward from the true or outer back when the book is opened flat.

Noun

springback (countable and uncountable, plural springbacks)

  1. (countable) An inner false joint on a bound book, springing upward from the true or outer back when the book is opened flat.
  2. (uncountable) The amount by which a material such as metal or wood springs back after being bent.
    • This unit features precalculation of required overbend, which Datex calls "adaptive springback compensation."1967, Product Engineering - Volume 38, page 106
    • It is more frequently used to overbend predictable small springback.1988, Orville D. Lascoe, Handbook of Fabrication Processes, page 33

Forms of springback

pluralspringbacks

Questions about springback

What does springback mean?
Springback means an inner false joint on a bound book, springing upward from the true or outer back when the book is opened flat.
What part of speech is springback?
Springback is a noun.
What is the plural of springback?
The plural of springback is springbacks.

Words near springback in the dictionary

  1. springald
  2. springalds
  3. springall
  4. springalls
  5. springals
  6. springback
  7. springbacks
  8. Springbank
  9. springbeauties
  10. springbeauty
  11. springboard

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