Return-path: X-Spam-Personal-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:12:20 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.66.169]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MqURv-0007uh-QV; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:12:14 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:11:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MqURR-0007uX-Et for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:11:42 -0700 Received: from mail-bw0-f211.google.com ([209.85.218.211]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MqURO-0007tU-5v for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:11:41 -0700 Received: by bwz7 with SMTP id 7so733456bwz.34 for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:11:31 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=+vcVN2ouJ3+GjvKbE8cNSl8E0BTYE/DfTJda+j4obiQ=; b=sgFTLwyiEXXBoyx1lAc1gi9MYmN/2mne34P/6LfH2bkh3qsBIDSuuvvJpVdwmJxzYg Gzpbs9MMo2bhVXZLGVSQNi/I504bKOJ6PRXQONoAiaaM1Fn7eDLnqp9fVkblG6dCsdmn 63Gz2CMzn1EvQcgRpVTIaKEWour0MN/OQH5vs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=hrYqCBB3s8ZK4SRZrVCdSTjA36V3glLU156uNh1L+94xXpyqPnjXjyfb0SRfqYYFTk W5WEnBmDWoTZvKA5bWKzsP3wvxnC7aV0rVVoXHTFcnzl4LnQ8XZlhG4zoM55fvtKTsKo GhMEkBRRazk9bhGev5yzqsKtB+Ie+6zgXIh/Q= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.57.66 with SMTP id b2mr837731fah.33.1253722291325; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:11:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <200909231128.17734.phma@phma.optus.nu> References: <4de8c3930909221603l7df0bff5h207a18f8d34c18f2@mail.gmail.com> <4de8c3930909230751y29acccd0sc8a4e727a218f1ec@mail.gmail.com> <200909231128.17734.phma@phma.optus.nu> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:11:31 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: e646ee7fb27c6fda Message-ID: <4de8c3930909230911k4777d04em4d5be77076326dc9@mail.gmail.com> Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: spring From: tijlan To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jbotijlan@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste Content-Length: 907 Lines: 27 2009/9/23 Pierre Abbat : > On Wednesday 23 September 2009 10:51:15 tijlan wrote: >> Yes, i had thought about these two. But i realized "punsarlu" could >> also mean "tornado" (which is an elastic spiral thing), and "punkro" >> "paperclip" (which is an elastic crooked thing). > > Tornado?? I thought that was konbi'e. Using "brife" is obviously more appropriate for "tornado". What i want to say though is that "punsarlu" cannot exclude "tornado", which is a spiral thing capable of stretching and shrinking. > As to a paperclip, it is a sort of > spring too. There are coil springs and leaf springs, so why not > bent-back-to-hold-things springs? I see. But considering the definition "an elastic object used to store mechanical energy", it may be better to use "torni", the x2 of which can be the stored energy, instead of "korcu", which lacks such a terbri. mu'o mi'e tijlan