understeer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-understeer.wav

Word forms

understeer understeers understeering understeered

Etymology

From under- + steer.

Antonyms

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