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Torsion-bar spring rear shock absorber Diagram showing a longitudinal wave as a series of compressed and stretched coils with labeled points, and below it, a red curve representing the same wave as a transverse wave, aligning points vertically for comparison.
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Torsion-bar spring
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spring

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spring, in technology, elastic machine component able to deflect under load in a prescribed manner and to recover its initial shape when unloaded. The combination of force and displacement in a deflected spring is energy, which may be stored when moving loads are being arrested or when the spring is wound up for use as a power source. Although most springs are mechanical, hydraulic and air springs are also obtainable. The helical spring, in which...

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