underspeed
underspeed noun: an excessively-low speed; a speed lower than the minimum operating speed.
Noun
underspeed (uncountable)
- An excessively-low speed; a speed lower than the minimum operating speed.
- An underspeed switch drops the load off if engine speed falls to 380 r.p.m. and an overspeed governor shuts the engine off if its speed rises above 1,700 r.p.m.1961 August, “The English Electric Type 5 3,300 h.p. "Deltic" diesels for British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 469
- These boundaries can vary from prelaunch predictions due to changing atmospheric conditions and variations in SRB and main engine performance. Using this real-time information, a computer and software program called the Abort Region Determinator (ARD) allows MCC to predict the underspeed that will...2006 October 10, NASA, “2.2.1 Voice Calls”, in Intact Ascent Aborts Workbook 21002, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2022, page 2-3
underspeed meaning in Tamil
underspeed in Tamil
- குறைவேகம்
Antonyms of underspeed
Origin of underspeed
From under- + speed.
Questions about underspeed
- What does underspeed mean?
- Underspeed means an excessively-low speed; a speed lower than the minimum operating speed.
- What is underspeed in Tamil?
- Underspeed in Tamil is குறைவேகம். See Underspeed meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is underspeed?
- Underspeed is a noun.
Words near underspeed in the dictionary
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