Not supported by the suspension of a vehicle.
Used in a Sentence
unsprung
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for unsprung.
Editorial note
Putting the motors in the wheel is bad for a separate reason: Unsprung weight.
Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Not supported by the suspension of a vehicle.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of unsprung gathered in one view.
Not fitted with springs; lacking springs.
Not sprung.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for unsprung.
adjective
Not supported by the suspension of a vehicle.
adjective
Not fitted with springs; lacking springs.
adjective
Not sprung.
Example sentences
Putting the motors in the wheel is bad for a separate reason: Unsprung weight.
You'd need a hub motor in each wheel, which causes the vehicle to have an excess of unsprung weight.
You could almost replace the disc brakes with these and have hub motors for free (in terms of unsprung weight).
Before this the unsprung weight wouldn't have had a motor in there and now it does.
It's a genius solution that saves on weight overall weight and significantly reduces unsprung weight.
Most SUVs ride poorly compared to cars due to solid axles and huge unsprung weight.
Edit: I realize that a $400 unsprung MTB is not at all suited for a serious mountain rider.
Beyond the issue with unsprung weight, that seems like a truly awful trade-off.
So the unsprung weight might be the weight of the entire vehicle.
Therefore the housing it is placed in must consider sprung/unsprung mass.
Increasing the unsprung weight doesn't seem a like a good thing.
Great unsprung weight seriously affects comfort and handling.
Quote examples
You got lower unsprung weight and possibly more usefully the kingpin was aligned with the centre of the tyre, so when you steered the tyre turned "on the spot" rather than rotating through a curve.
Quote: "An object that is sprung requires dramatically less energy to move than an unsprung object." Translation: "I don't know anything about physics." How did this nonsense get posted to Wikipedia?
Proper noun examples
Unsprung mass can be reduced significantly.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use unsprung in a sentence?
Putting the motors in the wheel is bad for a separate reason: Unsprung weight.
What does unsprung mean?
Not supported by the suspension of a vehicle.
What part of speech is unsprung?
unsprung is commonly used as adjective.