"understeer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-understeer.wav Forms: understeers [plural]
Etymology: From under- + steer. Etymology templates: {{af|en|under-|steer}} under- + steer Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} understeer (countable and uncountable, plural understeers)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering): understyring [common-gender] (Danish), aliohjautuvuus (Finnish), Untersteuern [neuter] (German), sottosterzo [masculine] (Italian), understyring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), subviraje [masculine] (Spanish), yetersiz çevirme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-understeer-en-noun-AqNwYEzS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 53 47

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-understeer.wav Forms: understeers [present, singular, third-person], understeering [participle, present], understeered [participle, past], understeered [past]
Etymology: From under- + steer. Etymology templates: {{af|en|under-|steer}} under- + steer Head templates: {{en-verb}} understeer (third-person singular simple present understeers, present participle understeering, simple past and past participle understeered)
  1. The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip of the front wheels. Categories (topical): Automotive Translations (the action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering): aliohjautua (Finnish), untersteuern (German), sottosterzare (Italian), subvirar (Spanish), yetersiz çevirmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-understeer-en-verb-WXPGeXzT Disambiguation of Automotive: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 53 47

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