Re: 'Leaf spring'

From	Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.usage.english
Subject	Re: 'Leaf spring'
Date	2026-07-06 19:24 +0100
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Le 06/07/2026 à 16:00, occam a écrit :
> On 06/07/2026 14:09, J. J. Lodder wrote:
>> wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> wrote:
>>> Op 6/07/2026 om 11:06 schreef Bertel Lund Hansen:
>>>> Den 06.07.2026 kl. 10.45 skrev Blueshirt:
>>>> [...]
>>>>>> 'Leaf spring' sprang out at me as something more at home in a
>>>>>> program about the seasons - an idyllic countryside with the
>>>>>> new shoots of  leaves.
>>>>>> The odd thing is - the term is common to both by American  and
>>>>>> British automotive terms, unlike others e.g. bonnet (hood),
>>>>>> boot (trunk), petrol (gas), etc
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I understand the 'spring' bit, but the 'leaf' part is a little
>>>>>> less obvious.
>>>>>
>>>>> Leaf springs differ from coil springs, as they are comprised
>>>>> of metal layers [leaves] as opposed to a spiral coil... the
>>>>> leaves combine to help spread loads over a wider area. I assume
>>>>> leaves -> leaf.
>>>>
>>>> I can add that the Danish word means the same: "blad-fjeder".
>>>
>>> And Dutch bladveer.
>>> No "lente"-spring season connotation. Instead a "veer/veder"-feather one.
>>
>> I wonder if there is a relation with English 'blade',
>> (as in sword)
> 
> Yes, 'blade' would make more sense than 'leaf'. The leaf spring is a
> bundle of blades bound together, making them flexible but also strong.


I'm struggling to be convinced. A blade is usually cutting something - 
knife, axe, saw, chisel, razor, propeller, rotor, oar…. A shoulder blade 
isn't, to be sure (though it is used as a weapon in sales scrums). And 
blades of grass mean you're still tied to nature.

We could meet to discuss this later, in the Torsion Bar.

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'Leaf spring' occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-06 10:19 +0200
  Re: 'Leaf spring' "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> - 2026-07-06 08:45 +0000
    Re: 'Leaf spring' Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-07-06 11:06 +0200
      Re: 'Leaf spring' wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-07-06 11:53 +0200
        Re: 'Leaf spring' Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-07-06 13:30 +0200
          Re: 'Leaf spring' Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-07-07 10:48 +0200
            Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-08 13:19 +0200
        Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-06 14:09 +0200
          Re: 'Leaf spring' wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-07-06 16:23 +0200
            Re: 'Leaf spring' Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-07-07 12:14 +0200
              Re: 'Leaf spring' wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-07-07 18:01 +0200
                Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-07 23:33 +0200
              Re: 'Leaf spring' Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2026-07-08 17:02 +1200
              Re: 'Leaf spring' Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-07-09 12:00 -0700
                Re: 'Leaf spring' Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-07-09 15:58 -0700
                Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-10 13:14 +0200
                Re: 'Leaf spring' Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-07-10 15:56 -0700
          Re: 'Leaf spring' occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-06 17:00 +0200
            Re: 'Leaf spring' Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-06 19:24 +0100
              Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-06 22:34 +0200
              Re: 'Leaf spring' occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-07 06:58 +0200
                Re: 'Leaf spring' Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-07 07:53 +0100
                Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-07 11:17 +0200
                Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-07 11:17 +0200
                Re: 'Leaf spring' Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2026-07-08 16:26 +1200
                Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-08 12:41 +0200
              Re: 'Leaf spring' Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-07-07 12:15 +0200
          Re: 'Leaf spring' richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2026-07-06 18:09 +0000
            Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-06 22:34 +0200
            Re: 'Leaf spring' Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-07-07 11:56 +0100
          Re: 'Leaf spring' Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2026-07-07 14:05 +1200
    Re: 'Leaf spring' Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2026-07-06 21:56 +1200
      Re: 'Leaf spring' Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-07-06 13:39 +0200
        Re: 'Leaf spring' Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-06 13:18 +0100
          Re: 'Leaf spring' Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2026-07-07 10:15 +1200
    Re: 'Leaf spring' Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-07-06 20:27 +0100
  Re: 'Leaf spring' liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-07-06 09:51 +0100
    Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-06 21:20 +0200
  Re: 'Leaf spring' Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-06 10:15 +0100
    Re: 'Leaf spring' Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-06 10:18 +0100
    Re: 'Leaf spring' Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-07-06 20:32 +0100
      Re: 'Leaf spring' Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-07 06:38 +0100
  Re: 'Leaf spring' nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-06 14:09 +0200
  Re: 'Leaf spring' Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-07-07 10:45 +0200
    Re: 'Leaf spring' Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-07-07 20:00 +0100

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