understeer
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Affix from English steer.
Origin
English
steer
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autosteer English
- besteer English
- countersteer English
- missteer English
- outsteer English
- oversteer 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
- steeren Middle English