oversteer
English
noun
Definitions
- The condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin.
Etymology
Prefix from English steer.
Origin
English
steer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autosteer English
- besteer English
- countersteer English
- missteer English
- outsteer English
- resteer English
- steer English
- steerability English
- steerable English
- steerage English
- steerer English
- steerest English
- steereth English
- steerless English
- steerling English
- steersman English
- steersmate English
- steersperson English
- steerswoman English
- stirk English
- understeer English
- steeren Middle English