Definition
Definition of understeering - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
vehicle controlTECH. causing a vehicle to turn less than intendedTECH.
- The car's understeering behavior made it difficult to navigate sharp turns.
2.
driving dynamicsTECH. having a tendency to understeerTECH.
- The understeering nature of the car was evident during the test drive.
Origin of understeering
Old English, under (below) + steor (steer)
Examples of understeering in a sentence
Understeering cars can be tricky for new drivers. The understeering behavior was problematic on sharp turns. Drivers complained about the car's understeering performance.
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- French:sous-vireur, sous-vireuse, ...
- German:untersteuernd, ...
- Italian:sottosterzante, tendente al sottosterzo, ...
- Spanish:subviraje, tendencia al subviraje, ...
- Portuguese:subvirando, subviragem, ...
- Chinese:转向不足, ...
- Japanese:アンダーステアの, アンダーステア傾向の, ...
- Arabic:نَاقِص التَّوْجِيه, مُنْزَلِق أَمامِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:נִטּוּי תַּת-הִגּוּי, נוֹטֶה לְתַּת-הִגּוּי, ...
- Russian:недостаточная поворачиваемость, склонный к недостаточной поворачиваемости, ...
- Ukrainian:недоповоротний, ...
- Hindi:अधोवर्तन, अधोवर्तन की प्रवृत्ति, ...
Definition of understeer - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
car handlingTECH. vehicle turns less than intended by the driverTECH.
- The car began to understeer on the wet road.
Verb
car handlingTECH. lose front wheel grip and slide outward while turningTECH.
- If you understeer, the car won't turn as much.
Origin of understeer
English, under (below) + steer (guide)
Examples of understeer in a sentence
Drivers complained that understeer ruined the car's lap times. The rookie understeered on the wet corner and ran wide. My old SUV tends to understeer when I take sharp bends.
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- French:sous-virage, sous-virer, ...
- German:Untersteuern, untersteuern, ...
- Italian:sottosterzo, sottosterzare, ...
- Spanish:subviraje, subvirar, ...
- Portuguese:subviragem, subvirar, ...
- Chinese:转向不足, 前轮外滑, ...
- Japanese:アンダーステア, アンダーステアを起こす, ...
- Arabic:انزلاق أمامي, فَقَدَ تَماسُكَ العَجَلاتِ الأَمامِيَّةِ, ...
- Hebrew:הַחְלָקָה אָחוֹרִית, לְהִיכָּנֵס לְתַת-הִיגּוּי, ...
- Russian:недоход, уходить в недостаточную поворачиваемость, ...
- Ukrainian:недостатня поворотність, недостатньо повертати, ...
- Hindi:अंडरस्टियर, अंडरस्टियर होना, ...
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