headspring

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A fountainhead; a source.

   “Now you can follow the current downstream from the headspring to the Silver River's confluence with the Ocklawaha, rather than beating your way upstream from the Ocklawaha all the way to the headspring.”

2. isim A basis or foundation.

   “The cradle of new conceptual enterprises and entrepreneurs Soft technology is the headspring for brand new ideas, the growth point for new industries and for new conceptual enterprises.”

3. isim A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.

   “The technique in continuous headsprings is rather different from that employed in performing a single headspring in that the head and hands are closer together, thus reducing resistance to forward rotation and enabling fast acceleration to take place.”

4. isim A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.

   “Remove the four screws from bottom of tube, then headspring and bottom assembly can be removed through bottom of tube.”

5. fiil To perform a headspring.

   “From there I would walk on my head to the far end of the box and then headspring to the floor, landing on my feet.”