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undersquare

undersquare is the alternative form of under square.

Meaning of under square

Adjective

under square (not comparable)

  1. Of internal combustion engine designs, having the bore less than the stroke: that is, having the piston's diameter less than its travel distance.

Forms of undersquare

alternative formunder-square
alternative formunder square

Origin of undersquare

From under- + square.

Questions about undersquare

What is undersquare the alternative form of?
Undersquare is the alternative form of under square.

Words near undersquare in the dictionary

  1. underspoke
  2. underspoken
  3. underspokes
  4. underspread
  5. underspun
  6. undersquare
  7. understable
  8. understaff
  9. understaffed
  10. understaffing
  11. understaffings

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: undersquare (page history and authors); under square (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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