understeer
understeer noun: the condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering, instead following more of a straight-line trajectory, losing a degree of traction, and so slipping off the required line.
Noun
understeer (countable and uncountable, plural understeers)
Verb
understeer (third-person singular simple present understeers, present participle understeering, simple past and past participle understeered)
Antonyms of understeer
Forms of understeer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | understeers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | understeers |
| present participle | understeering |
| past participle | understeered |
| past | understeered |
Origin of understeer
From under- + steer.
Questions about understeer
- What does understeer mean?
- Understeer means the condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering, instead following more of a straight-line trajectory, losing a degree of traction, and so slipping off the required line.
- What part of speech is understeer?
- Understeer can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of understeer?
- The plural of understeer is understeers.
Words near understeer in the dictionary
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