unsprung

adjective

un·sprung ˌən-ˈsprəŋ

: not sprung

especially : not equipped with springs

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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 The bike might look straight out of the movie Tron, but the design does come with a serious tradeoff: The rear motor now adds a lot of unsprung weight, and Verge declined to share an exact number of pounds gained versus a more traditional swingarm and wheel combo. —

Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 23 July 2024 Placing a motor and magnetized wheel on a beefed-up swingarm adds to the suspension system's unsprung mass. —

Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsprung