understeer

English

Etymology

under- +‎ steer

Noun

understeer (plural understeers)

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.

Antonyms

oversteer

Translations

Finnish: aliohjautuvuus (fi)
German: Untersteuern n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: understyring m, f

Spanish: subviraje (es) m
Turkish: yetersiz çevirme

Verb

understeer (third-person singular simple present understeers, present participle understeering, simple past and past participle understeered)

The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip of the front wheels.

Antonyms

oversteer

Translations

Finnish: aliohjautua
German: untersteuern

Spanish: subvirar (es)
Turkish: yetersiz çevirmek