"underdetect" meaning in English

See underdetect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: underdetects [present, singular, third-person], underdetecting [participle, present], underdetected [participle, past], underdetected [past]
Etymology: under- + detect Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|detect}} under- + detect Head templates: {{en-verb}} underdetect (third-person singular simple present underdetects, present participle underdetecting, simple past and past participle underdetected)
  1. (transitive) To detect less of (something) than is actually present. Tags: transitive Related terms: underdetection, false negative
    Sense id: en-underdetect-en-verb-iUvH7RsH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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