unsprung
unsprung — adjective
- unsprungpositive
- more unsprungcomparative
- most unsprungsuperlative
1. describing the parts of a vehicle, such as the wheels, tyres and brakes, that ar
describing the parts of a vehicle, such as the wheels, tyres and brakes, that are not held up by the suspension springs and therefore move up and down directly with bumps in the road
Reducing unsprung weight helps a car's tyres maintain contact with the road on bumpy surfaces.
collocation: unsprung weight
The engineer explained that fitting lighter alloy wheels lowers the unsprung mass of the vehicle.
collocation: unsprung mass
Unsprung components like brake calipers and wheel hubs take the full impact of every pothole.
High unsprung weight makes the ride feel much rougher on uneven ground.
Racing teams use carbon-fibre brake discs to cut unsprung mass and improve cornering.
- sprung
describing the parts of a vehicle that are supported by the suspension springs
文法句型
unsprung + noun
用法筆記
Most commonly appears in the compound noun 'unsprung weight' (also 'unsprung mass') in automotive engineering. The opposite concept is 'sprung weight', meaning the parts of the vehicle that the suspension supports.