Motion driven by a simulated physical spring rather than a fixed duration, so the element wobbles and settles based on properties like stiffness and damping. It produces natural, bouncy movement that adapts to how it is triggered.
Synonyms
- spring physics
- physics-based animation
- spring motion
Related terms
- easing
- overshoot
- damping
- stiffness
- follow-through
In plain words
- bouncy movement like it's on a spring
- physics-based wobble that settles
Usage example
Switching the sheet to a spring animation made it feel far more alive than a plain slide.
Don't confuse with…
- easingEasing follows a fixed curve over a set duration; a spring is simulated physics whose duration emerges from stiffness and damping.
Categories
- Motion & animation