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Topics referred to by the same term
Spon may refer to: Spiegel Online, the online version of German news magazine Der Spiegel The Old English term for a wooden roof tile or shingle made by
Spon
German news website
Der Spiegel (lit. 'The Mirror') is a German news website. It was established in 1994 as Spiegel Online as a content mirror of the magazine Der Spiegel
Der_Spiegel_(website)
Street in central Coventry, England
Spon Street (sometimes referred to as Historic Spon Street or Medieval Spon Street) is an historic street in central Coventry, in the West Midlands of
Spon_Street
British commercial publishing group
Slack Books (acquired in 2024) Speechmark Publishing (acquired in 2016) Spon Press (acquired with Routledge in 1998) St. Jerome Publishing (acquired in
Taylor_&_Francis
Type of paid advertising
Native advertising, also called sponsored content, partner content, and branded journalism, is a type of paid advertising that appears in the style and
Native_advertising
Bridge in Coventry, England
Spon Bridge is a bridge carrying Spon Street across the River Sherbourne in Coventry, central England. Spon Street is one of the oldest remaining streets
Spon_Bridge
Professional basketball coach
Robert Spon (born July 4, 1962) is an American professional basketball coach, most recently serving as the head coach for the Cape Breton Highlanders of
Rob_Spon
French archaeologist (1647–1685)
Jacob Spon (or Jacques; in English dictionaries given as James; 1647 – 25 December 1685) was a French doctor and archaeologist. He was a pioneer in the
Jacob_Spon
Suburb of Coventry, England
Spon End is a suburb of Coventry, England. It is situated west of Coventry city centre. The Butts Park Arena and a Premier Inn hotel are situated on the
Spon_End
Topics referred to by the same term
Spon Lane Branch may refer to one of two canals in West Midlands of England: Spon Lane Locks Branch Tat Bank Branch, part of the Titford Canal This disambiguation
Spon_Lane_Branch
Publisher
Chapman & Hall is an imprint owned by CRC Press, originally founded as a British publishing house in London in the first half of the 19th century by Edward
Chapman_&_Hall
Academic journal
Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt ) ISO 4 Int. J. Sports Mark. Spons. Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) ·
International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship
International_Journal_of_Sports_Marketing_&_Sponsorship
Bridge in Coventry, England
Spon End Viaduct is a railway bridge which spans the River Sherbourne in Spon End, just west of the city centre of Coventry in central England. The viaduct
Spon_End_Viaduct
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1990)
(1992) ISBN 978-0-631-16788-4 Banister, David (2002). Transport Planning. Spon. ISBN 9780415261715. Berghahn, Volker Rolf. Modern Germany: society, economy
West_Germany
Public house in Coventry, England
The Old Windmill is a public house in Spon Street in Coventry, England. It is a Grade II Listed, 15th-century building with a history going back to around
The_Old_Windmill
Birmingham Canal UK
(7 ft, 2.1 m) locks to the summit level and descended through another six at Spon Lane. Water was brought from purpose-built reservoirs: Smethwick Great Reservoir
BCN_Main_Line
Project scheduling method for repetitive activities
"Chapter 1: Introduction". Location-Based Management for Construction. Spon Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-415-37050-9. James Wonneberg and Ron Drake (2016)
Linear_scheduling_method
Material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure
a balloon as a buoyancy compensator. Edward Spon; Oliver Byrne; Ernest Spon; Francis N. Spon (1874). Spons' dictionary of engineering, civil, mechanical
Ballast
Former railway station in England
Spon Lane railway station was a railway station in England, built by the London and North Western Railway on their Stour Valley Line in 1852. It served
Spon_Lane_railway_station
This is a list of diseases starting with the letter "S". Diseases Alphabetical list 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also Health
List_of_diseases_(S)
Design quality toolkit
Spon Press ISBN 0-415-31525-5 Prasad, S. (2004), Clarifying intentions: the design quality indicator: Building Research and Information, London: Spon
Design_quality_indicator
Bridge in Coventry, England
Vignoles Bridge is a footbridge over the River Sherbourne in Spon End, a western suburb of Coventry in central England. It stands just west of the inner
Vignoles_Bridge
Australian furniture retail chain
furniture, interior design, property styling and design education company. Paul Spon-Smith founded Mr Smith Interiors in 1979 in Pymble, Sydney, before opening
Coco_Republic
Canadian professional basketball team based in Saint John, New Brunswick
30, 2024, it was named the Port City Power with Rob Spon as head coach and general manager. Rob Spon, the former head coach for the Saint John Riptide of
Port_City_Power
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
Eustreptospondylus (/juːˌstrɛptoʊspɒnˈdaɪləs/ yoo-STREPT-o-spon-DY-ləs;), from (Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), meaning "well", στρεπτός (streptós), meaning "twisted"
Eustreptospondylus
Former glass manufacturers in Smethwick, England
Chance Brothers and Company was an English glassworks originally based in Spon Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands (formerly in Staffordshire), in England. It
Chance_Brothers
business was also operated from addresses at Parkside and Conduit Yard off Spon Street. A Mrs H De Veulle drove an example from Coventry to London to show
The_Coventry_Motor_Company
Displacement of one spinal vertebra compared to another
lateral lumbar spine with a grade III anterolisthesis at the L5-S1 level Pronunciation /ˌspɒndɪloʊlɪsˈθiːsɪs/ SPON-dil-oh-lis-THEE-sis Specialty Orthopedics
Spondylolisthesis
Idiom in English used to describe heavy rain
raining little devils det regnar småspik raining small nails regnet står som spön i backen the rain stands like canes on the ground skyfall sky fall Tamil
Raining_cats_and_dogs
Transmission of language with brief pulses
December 2011. Beechey, F.S. (1876). Electro-Telegraphy. London, UK: E. & F.N. Spon. p. 71 – via Archive.org. Camm, F.J. (1941). Radio Engineers' Pocket Book
Morse_code
Human settlement in Italy
planning : comparative case studies of European city-regions. New York: Spon Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-0415274494. "Historical population, 1861-2014". Istat
Milan_metropolitan_area
Device that combines cement, aggregate, and water to form concrete
Admiralty Pier at Dover, Kent. Their US Price Book distributor was E. & F. N. Spon, Booksellers, 35 Murray St, New York. One of the first concrete mixers ever
Concrete_mixer
reference SO996899) is a canal junction at the foot of the Spon Lane Locks where the Spon Lane Locks Branch meets the BCN New Main Line near Oldbury in
Bromford_Junction
Collection of brainstem nuclei related to hearing
primarily ipsilateral (>80%), with the largest single source coming from the SPON. Also, ventral nuclei (RPO, VMPO, AVPO, & VNTB) are almost entirely ipsilateral
Superior_olivary_complex
Spon Lane Junction (grid reference SP003898) is the original junction of the Wednesbury Canal and the Birmingham Canal, near Oldbury in the West Midlands
Spon_Lane_Junction
English clergyman and travel writer (1651–1724)
and at Venice, in June 1675, met Jacob Spon, with whom he travelled in Greece and the Levant in 1675 and 1676. Spon published a separate account of the journey
George_Wheler_(travel_writer)
Virtual online communities
they had been paid to recommend a product or service by using the hashtag #spon or #ad when endorsing. The US Federal Trade Commission issued similar guidelines
Social_media
Zimbabwean shopping and office complex
George (2001). The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems. Spon Press. ISBN 0-419-24430-1 Gissen, David (2003). Big and Green: Toward Sustainable
Eastgate_Centre,_Harare
British television series
locations in the Midlands also included Dudley Zoo and Castle Coventry, with Spon Street as a location with period-era shop signs, transport and decor. Filming
Three Little Birds (TV series)
Three_Little_Birds_(TV_series)
Gemstone cut with many facets to increase the brilliance
Reflection and Refraction of Light in a Diamond. London: E. & F. N. Spon, Ltd., New York: Spon & Chamberlain. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Tolkowsky
Brilliant_(gemstone_cut)
Church in Coventry, England
St John the Baptist is an English church located in the Medieval area of Spon Street in the city centre of Coventry, West Midlands. The church is a Grade
St John the Baptist Church, Coventry
St_John_the_Baptist_Church,_Coventry
Chocolate-flavored coffee drink
ISBN 9781433075322. Hewett, Charles (1864). Chocolate and Cocoa. E. & F.N. Spon. p. 42. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023. Alameri
Caffè_mocha
American digital entertainment company owned by Sony
PlayStation 2 and PSOne Consoles Based On Disney Feature Animated Content". SPOnG. Retrieved April 29, 2024. "E3 2001: Disney and Sony Collaborate on PS one
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony_Interactive_Entertainment
Mechanism for automatically controlling the speed of an engine
details, see this link, that is nested in the first. Spon, Edward; Byrne, Oliver; Spon, Ernest (1871). Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical,
Centrifugal_governor
Bus station in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England
Branches Anson Bradley Bumble Hole Digbeth Gower Netherton Tunnel Ridgacre Spon Lane Locks Canals BCN Main Line Bentley Birmingham and Fazeley Birmingham
Wednesbury_bus_station
polysplenia, splenectomy, splenic, splenitis, splenoid, splenomegaly spond-, spons- a surety, guarantee; give assurance, promise solemnly Latin spondere, sponsus
List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P–Z
List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/P–Z
Real estate company in Thailand
"The Golden City in the City of Angels". Emerging Urbanity: Global Urban Projects in the Asia Pacific Rim. London: Spon Press. ISBN 9781135159863. v t e
Bangkok_Land
Prussian executioner (1850–1925)
Evans (1996), p. 390. Evans (1996), p. 543. Evans (1996), p. 546. Portrait of Schwietz (1) hosted at SPON.de Portrait of Schwietz (2) hosted at SPON.de
Lorenz_Schwietz
Method used in concrete casting
2000, Economic and Durable Construction Through Excellence, Vol 2, E & F N Spon, London, September, 1993, pp. 1105–1118. Barfoot, J. Heavily-anchored retaining
Controlled permeability formwork
Controlled_permeability_formwork
Japanese media franchise
September 2023. "Tsunekazu Ishihara: The Pokémon Interview – Interview". SPOnG. Retrieved 26 September 2023. Alfonso, Andrew (29 September 2006). "Pokemon
Pokémon
Abandoned village in Greece
eventually, the precise location of Delphi was lost. George Wheler and Jacques Spon rediscovered the site using an old description from Pausanias, and published
Kastri,_Phocis
Network of the English canal system
by 4d. per ton. Between 1825 and 1837 the navigation was improved between Spon Lane, Deepfield and Wolverhampton, saving a distance of six miles, which
Birmingham_Canal_Navigations
Stadium in Spon End, Coventry, England
Stadium, formerly known as Butts Park Arena, is a multi-use sports stadium in Spon End, Coventry, England that opened in 2004. Its main use is as a rugby stadium
Nick_Newbold_Stadium
Residence used by internet celebrities for content creation
Lorenz, Taylor (May 21, 2020). "Delayed Moves, Poolside Videos and Postmates Spon: The State of TikTok Collab Houses". The New York Times. Retrieved December
Content_house
English footballer
Throughout his career he was known as "Digger" Brown. Brown was born in Spon End, Coventry, the elder brother of Albert Arthur Brown who would also go
Arthur Brown (footballer, born 1858)
Arthur_Brown_(footballer,_born_1858)
Woven fabric from jute or sisal
Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment. Vol. 1. London: E & FN Spon. ISBN 978-0-419-22690-1.[page needed] Woolley, Tom (2000). Green Building
Hessian_fabric
Food ingredient brand
buildings : conservation and regeneration (Online-Ausg. ed.). London: E & FN Spon. ISBN 978-0419236306. Retrieved 18 November 2014. "» Oxo, 1983Marketing Society
Oxo_(food)
Tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock
Leonard (1873). A Treatise on Watch-Work, Past and Present. London: E.& F.N. Spon. p. 84. Barnett, Jo Ellen (1999). Time's Pendulum: From Sundials to Atomic
Grandfather_clock
System of reinforced mortar or plaster
Construction". Journal, P. F. Nursey, ed. Society of Engineers. London. E & F. N.Spon. 1903. 177-208. Print. Nedwell, P. J.. Ferrocement: Proceedings of the Fifth
Ferrocement
British engineer and antiquarian
work The Maintenance of Macadamised Roads in 1879, published by E. & F.N. Spon. For the Roads Improvement Association, Codrington wrote The Roads Improvement
Thomas_Codrington
Hamlet in Hertfordshire, England
was designed and superintended by the company's engineer Ernest Spon A.M.I.C.E. Spon was also an international author of civil engineering books, such
Barwick,_Hertfordshire
(1905). Life as an engineer: its lights, shades and prospects. E. & F. N. Spon. p. 27. Royal William largest launched 1831. Freeman Hunt (1844). Merchants'
Timeline of largest passenger ships
Timeline_of_largest_passenger_ships
Type of girder
Benjamin Baker's 'well-known little treatise on Long Span Bridges' Baker, Benjamin (1873). Long-Span Railway Bridges (2nd ed.). London: E. F. Spon. p. 8.
Box_girder
1945 mass suicide in Germany following the Red Army invasion
Beate (5 March 2005). "Tief vergraben, nicht dran rühren" (in German). SPON. Retrieved 16 August 2010. Grasshoff, Udo (2006). In einem Anfall von Depression:
Mass_suicide_in_Demmin
North American basketball league
Power Saint John, New Brunswick Rothesay Netherwood School TBA 2024 2026 Rob Spon Tri-City Tide Moncton, New Brunswick Crandall University 600 2024 2025 Todd
The_Basketball_League
Awards for young British actors
Grandage – director Wendy Spon – National Theatre casting director John Peter – Sunday Times drama critic (unpublished) Wendy Spon – National Theatre head
Ian_Charleson_Awards
Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute, Vol. LXXIII, No. 1. New York: Spon & Chamberlain. p. 511. Retrieved 12 November 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint:
Semi-steel
Engineering discipline focused on physical infrastructure
R; Beeby, A (2003). Introduction to Design for Civil Engineers. London: Spon. Labi, Samuel (2014). Introduction to Civil Engineering Systems: A Systems
Civil_engineering
Video game franchise
2009. Retrieved October 23, 2007. "Silent Hill Origins Bound For PS2". SPOnG. February 1, 2008. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved
Silent_Hill
Kunihiro; Ohashi, Kaoru (1993). "Development of automotive hydraulics at Toyota". In Maeda, T. (ed.). Fluid Power. Japan: E & FN Spon. ISBN 0-419-19100-3.
Toyota Active Control Suspension
Toyota_Active_Control_Suspension
German journalist and author
Christian Ströbele. Since 2011, he has written for Spiegel Online the Column S.P.O.N. – Der Schwarze Kanal, that has been included in the printed edition since
Jan_Fleischhauer
Mnemonic for 3D vectors orientations and rotations
and science teachers. Harvard University. London, E. & F. N. Spon, limited; New York, Spon & Chamberlain. Watson, George (1998). "PHYS345 Introduction
Right-hand_rule
Plant tissue
James (1896), The Watch & Clock Makers' Handbook, Dictionary and Guide, Spon, p. 144 Stelle, J. Parish (2017), The American Watchmaker and Jeweler: A
Pith
Residential area of Smethwick, West Midlands, England
which begins next to Smethwick’s Galton Bridge railway station and ends at Spon Lane, at a small shopping centre. The site was redeveloped in the late 1960s
Galton_Village
Wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch
(1879). A treatise on mountain roads, live loads, and bridges. E. & F.N. Spon. Retrieved 2023-12-16. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Keystone_(architecture)
Vertical structure at the aft of a boat
Warships. E. & F. N. Spon, Limited. Ansted, A (1919). A Dictionary of Sea Terms. Marett, P. R. (1872). Yachts and yacht building. E. & F. N. Spon. v t e
Sternpost
English multinational academic publisher
again. In 1997, Cinven acquired journals publisher Carfax and book publisher Spon. In 1998, Cinven and Routledge's directors accepted a deal for Routledge's
Routledge
On handplaners, there is usually also a chipbreaker to reduce tear-out. "Spon - Produksjon og tjenester (TP-TIP vg1) - NDLA" (in Norwegian). "Risikomomenter
Chipbreaker
Very thin gold used in art
sections from 1903 American Library Edition Of Workshop Receipts Vol5 by Ernest Spon Goldschlägerstadt Schwabach Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine (in
Gold_leaf
Messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets
Post-Dispatch (via stltoday.com) 2010 Folha.com article Spiegel Online (SPON) article about the Toynbee Tiles (German) Wikimedia Commons has media related
Toynbee_tiles
Crystalline form of carbon
Electro-Plating on Non-Metallic Substances. Spons' Workshop Receipts Vol. II: Dyeing to Japanning. Spon. 1921. p. 132. Evans, John W. (1908). "V.— the
Graphite
Type of beehive
George Wheler and Jacques Spon witnessed a beekeeping method using woven tub shaped top-bar hives in Greece in 1676. Spon briefly mentioned this in his
Horizontal_top-bar_hive
F. N. SPON. p. 90. Thompson, Silvanus Phillips (1895). "4". Polyphase Electric Currents and Alternate-Current Motors. London: E. & F. N. SPON. p. 91
Timeline of the electric motor
Timeline_of_the_electric_motor
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
(2000). SOM Evolutions: Recent Work of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. E & FN Spon. pp. 160–165. ISBN 978-3-7643-6072-6. Kubany, Elizabeth Harrison (March 2000)
Deutsche_Bank_Center
Geotechnical engineering test of soil properties
Knappet, J.A. & Craig, R.F. (2012) Craig's Soil Mechanics. 8th ed. Abingdon: Spon Press. University of Missouri – Rolla Class notes on the SPT. "ASTM D1586
Standard_penetration_test
English playwright (1933–2025)
realise they were golden times and how they gave life." The two shows were The Spon Plague, and The Great Statue Debate, both broadcast in March 1958. At ALS
John_Antrobus
Type of Chinese martial arts
ISBN 7-119-01477-3. Riordan, Jim (1999). Sport and Physical Education in China. Spon Press (UK). p. 15. ISBN 0-419-24750-5. "Minutes of the 8th IWUF Congress"
Wushu_(sport)
When a structure's static equilibrium equations have no unique solution
(1997). Structural mechanics: a unified approach (1st ed.). London: E & FN Spon. ISBN 0419191607. OCLC 36416368. Beam calculation online (Statically indeterminate)
Statically_indeterminate
Danish chemist and physicist (1777–1851)
(1884). A History of Electric Telegraphy to the Year 1837. London: E. & F. N. Spon. OCLC 1417165. OL 6993294M. Martins, R. A. (2003). "Resistance to the Discovery
Hans_Christian_Ørsted
Multi-purpose arts venue and theatre in Berkshire, United Kingdom
(2nd ed.). London: Spon. p. 431. ISBN 0419245103. Barron, Mike (2005). Auditorium acoustics and architectural design (2nd ed.). London: Spon. p. 429. ISBN 0419245103
The_Hexagon
Former International Basketball League team
name with the mascot of Struthers High School, whose gym they shared. Rob Spon coached the Wildcats, who went 12-7 in their first season. The Wildcats were
Mahoning_Valley_Wildcats
(1902). Magnets and Electric Currents: An Elementary Treatise for the Use of Electrical Artisans and Science Teachers. E. & F.N. Spon, limited. v t e
Fleming's_rules
Characters from radio comedy The Goon Show
Bloodnok are both played by Peter Sellers. In the episode "The Evils of Bushy Spon" he manages to confront Bloodnok by appearing on a gramophone record. Both
Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister
Henry_Crun_and_Minnie_Bannister
Building performance simulation for design and operation. Abingdon, Oxon: Spon Press. pp. 15–36. ISBN 978-0-415-47414-6. de Wilde, Pieter (2018). Building
Building_performance
Iron slag brick
7. Retrieved 31 May 2024. Boulnois, Henry Percy (1898). The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer's Handbook. E. & F.N. Spon. p. 59. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
Scoria_brick
Historic English industrial canal
the Smethwick flight of six locks at the eastern end and the corresponding Spon Lane flight of six locks at the western end. The canal opened on 25 March
Engine_Arm
Hydrodynamics (E & FN Spon, 1912) The Laws of Avanzini. Laws of planes moving at an angle in air and water (1912) Motion of Liquids (E & FN Spon, 1914) Resistance
Richard_de_Villamil
de expresión gráfica arquitectónica, Vol.23, No.33, pp.118-129. Hall T. (1997) Planning Europe's Capital Cities. London: E&FN Spon., pp.144-157 v t e
Carlos_María_de_Castro
Street with only one way in and out
Edition. NPR. 7 June 2006. Marshal, Stephen (2005). Streets and Patterns. Spon Press. ISBN 0-415-31750-9. "Suburban Landscapes". NRHP Workshop @ NCSHPO
Dead-end_street
Sound-absorbing board
Dictionary of architectural and building technology. London: E & F N Spon. 1998. p. 3. ISBN 0-419-22280-4. Derek Butterfield; Alf Fulcher; Rhodes,
Acoustic_panel
SPON
SPON
Girl/Female
Arabic
Godmother; Sponsor
Boy/Male
Muslim
Responsible. Sponsor.
Boy/Male
Indian
Responsible, Surety, Sponsor, Guarantor
Boy/Male
Hindu
Fast, Spontaneous
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil
Active; Spontaneous
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Swahili
Protector; Responsible; Sponsor
Boy/Male
Arabic
Sponsor; Representative; Promised
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English spong ‘narrow strip of land’, or a habitational name from Spong Farm in Elmstead, Kent, which is named with this word.Swedish : topographic or ornamental name from spång ‘footbridge’, ‘plank’.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Responsible. Sponsor.
Girl/Female
Indian
Spontaneous
Boy/Male
Indian
Spontaneous
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Responsible; Sponsor; Surety
Boy/Male
Muslim
Responsible, Surety, Sponsor, Guarantor
Boy/Male
Muslim
Spontaneous
Boy/Male
Tamil
Rajinder | ராஜிஂதர
Spontaneous
Rajinder | ராஜிஂதர
Boy/Male
Indian
Responsible, Surety, Sponsor, Guarantor
Boy/Male
Hindu
Spontaneous
Boy/Male
Tamil
Islunin | இஸà¯à®²à¯à®‚நீந
Fast, Spontaneous
Islunin | இஸà¯à®²à¯à®‚நீந
Boy/Male
Muslim
Responsible, Surety, Sponsor, Guarantor
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Traditional
Spontaneous; The Emperor; King of Kings
SPON
SPON
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Blain, BLAINE means "little yellow one."
Boy/Male
Australian, French
French Form of Peter
Girl/Female
Native American
Power of the moon Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Boy/Male
Indian
Cone bearing tree, Fir
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Wise; Intellectual
Girl/Female
Hindu
Variant of katherine pure
Girl/Female
Tamil
A river, River Vyas
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Passionate; Quicksilver
Girl/Female
Tamil
The one who shines, Splendid, Ornamental, Shining
Boy/Male
Biblical
Men of Gadara; i.e. a place surrounded or walled.
SPON
SPON
SPON
SPON
SPON
a.
Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.
n.
One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossil, as in flints.
a.
Produced without being planted, or without human labor; as, a spontaneous growth of wood.
a.
Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
n.
One of the cells which, in sponges, secrete the spongin, or the material of the horny fibers.
n.
The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force.
n.
The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll.
a.
Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities like sponge; as, spongious bones.
n.
A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistend with hot water it is used as a poultice.
a.
Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion.
a.
Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
a.
Resembling sponge; like sponge.
n.
The quality or state of being spongy.
a.
Alt. of Spongious
n.
State of being a sponsor.
n.
A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water; -- called also spongelet.
a.
Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous motion; spontaneous growth.
n. pl.
See Sponglae.
pl.
of Spontaneity