Spring and Tension

Spring

Spring noun - An act of leaping into the air.

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Tension and spring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tension" instead a noun "Spring".

Tension noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Spring and tension are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spring" instead a noun "Tension".

Nearby Words: tense, tensing, tensed, tenseness, tensely

old	old spring	old tension
similar	similar spring	similar tension
certain	certain spring	certain tension
heavy	heavy spring	heavy tension
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, real, serious, main.

They can also be left loaded indefinitely, unlike semi-automatic pistols whose magazines need to be rotated fairly often to stop the spring from losing tension and causing the gun to misfeed after a single shot.

Source: Revolvers Are For Amateurs
Curtis is this during the Spring Blossom Festival, though its made clear that there's still tension between Demons and Medians, and especially between visiting Demons and Angels.

Source: Webcomic / Slightly Damned
For the steam pipe example, a burst disk that can only withstand a certain amount of pressure, a spring-mounted pressure valve where the steam pressure escapes when greater than the spring tension, or a thermal relief valve that uses a metallic rod that lengthens when heated to raise the valve cap.

Source: Destruction Equals Off-Switch

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