unsprung

adjective

un·​sprung ˌən-ˈsprəŋ How to pronounce unsprung (audio)
: not sprung
especially : not equipped with springs

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Automakers had toyed with putting motors in wheels in the past but struggled with the amount of unsprung mass this added. James Morris, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 This saves both complexity and unsprung weight, but the problem of wheel drag remains. New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025 But as technology takes us further and further from the state of nature, our circadian clock is coming unsprung. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 Michael Teo Van Runkle Öhlins shocks help manage the ride, but there's still quite a lot of unsprung weight. Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for unsprung

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unsprung was in 1600

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“Unsprung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsprung. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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