"underspeed" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From under- + speed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|under-|speed}} under- + speed Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} underspeed (uncountable)
  1. An excessively-low speed; a speed lower than the minimum operating speed. Tags: uncountable Translations (speed lower than the limit): alinopeus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-underspeed-en-noun-eGDZAeDh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

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          "ref": "1961 August, “The English Electric Type 5 3,300 h.p. \"Deltic\" diesels for British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 469",
          "text": "An underspeed switch drops the load off if engine speed falls to 380 r.p.m. and an overspeed governor shuts the engine off if its speed rises above 1,700 r.p.m.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2006 October 10, NASA, “2.2.1 Voice Calls”, in Intact Ascent Aborts Workbook 21002, archived from the original on 2022-06-25, page 2-3",
          "text": "These boundaries can vary from prelaunch predictions due to changing atmospheric conditions and variations in SRB and main engine performance. Using this real-time information, a computer and software program called the Abort Region Determinator (ARD) allows MCC to predict the underspeed that will result from a loss of performance (engine failure, throttle lockup, degraded thrust, etc.). This information is then used to predict the actual abort mode boundaries on which the real-time voice calls are made. These boundaries vary from pre-flight predicted boundaries.",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "speed lower than the limit",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "speed lower than the limit",
      "word": "alinopeus"
    }
  ],
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