"underside" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʌndɚsaɪd/ [US] Forms: undersides [plural]
Etymology: From under- + side. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|side}} under- + side Head templates: {{en-noun}} underside (plural undersides)
  1. The side that is below or underneath, the bottom. Translations (side that is underneath): долна страна (dolna strana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), nota' (Chickasaw), underside [common-gender] (Danish), alapuoli (Finnish), Unterseite [feminine] (German), alapooli (Ingrian), alt (Khalaj), asra (Khalaj), ast (Khalaj), underside [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), underside [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), undersida [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-underside-en-noun-2heYRjQl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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      "word": "overside"
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  "etymology_text": "From under- + side.",
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "ref": "1944 May and June, “Notes and News: Tank Engine Stability”, in Railway Magazine, page 185",
          "text": "A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the \"Rivers\", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water surging in the tanks.",
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        {
          "ref": "1963 March, “The Clacton express electric multiple-units enter service”, in Modern Railways, page 173",
          "text": "[...] and the neat reading lamps on the underside of the luggage racks, under passenger control, are an attractive feature of the first class compartments.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 January 23, Michael Emons, “Crystal Palace 1–3 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "The Eagles then hit the woodwork twice in a matter of seconds as Scott Dann headed Jason Puncheon's free-kick against the underside of the bar, before substitute Mile Jedinak also hit the crossbar with a shot on the turn.",
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        "The side that is below or underneath, the bottom."
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dolna strana",
          "sense": "side that is underneath",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "долна страна"
        },
        {
          "code": "cic",
          "lang": "Chickasaw",
          "sense": "side that is underneath",
          "word": "nota'"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "side that is underneath",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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          "word": "underside"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "side that is underneath",
          "word": "alapuoli"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "side that is underneath",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Unterseite"
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          "sense": "side that is underneath",
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          "lang": "Khalaj",
          "sense": "side that is underneath",
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          "sense": "side that is underneath",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "underside"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "side that is underneath",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "underside"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "side that is underneath",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "undersida"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈʌndɚsaɪd/",
      "tags": [
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    }
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          "ref": "1944 May and June, “Notes and News: Tank Engine Stability”, in Railway Magazine, page 185",
          "text": "A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the \"Rivers\", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water surging in the tanks.",
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        {
          "ref": "1963 March, “The Clacton express electric multiple-units enter service”, in Modern Railways, page 173",
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          "ref": "2016 January 23, Michael Emons, “Crystal Palace 1–3 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "The Eagles then hit the woodwork twice in a matter of seconds as Scott Dann headed Jason Puncheon's free-kick against the underside of the bar, before substitute Mile Jedinak also hit the crossbar with a shot on the turn.",
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      "roman": "dolna strana",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "долна страна"
    },
    {
      "code": "cic",
      "lang": "Chickasaw",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "word": "nota'"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "underside"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "word": "alapuoli"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unterseite"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "word": "alapooli"
    },
    {
      "code": "klj",
      "lang": "Khalaj",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "word": "alt"
    },
    {
      "code": "klj",
      "lang": "Khalaj",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "word": "asra"
    },
    {
      "code": "klj",
      "lang": "Khalaj",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "word": "ast"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "underside"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "underside"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "side that is underneath",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "undersida"
    }
  ],
  "word": "underside"
}

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