underdrive
English
Etymology
under- + drive
Adjective
underdrive (not comparable)
- (of a crankshaft or accessory pulley) Designed to turn at a slower speed than stock.
Verb
underdrive (third-person singular simple present underdrives, present participle underdriving, simple past underdrove, past participle underdriven)
- (transitive) To slow the rate of rotation in (a pulley-based system).
Danish
Etymology
under (“under”) + drive (“drive”)
Verb
underdrive (imperative underdriv, infinitive at underdrive, present tense underdriver, past tense underdrev, perfect tense har underdrevet)
- understate