"understeer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: understeers [plural]
Etymology: From under- + steer. Etymology templates: {{af|en|under-|steer}} under- + steer Head templates: {{en-noun}} understeer (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. 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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47

Verb

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: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 45 55

Inflected forms

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