underdrive
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
underdrive (not comparable)
- (of a crankshaft or accessory pulley) Designed to turn at a slower speed than stock.
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
under (“under”) + drive (“drive”)
Verb[edit]
underdrive (imperative underdriv, infinitive at underdrive, present tense underdriver, past tense underdrev, perfect tense har underdrevet)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
underdrive (present tense underdriver, past tense underdrev or underdreiv, past participle underdrevet, present participle underdrivende, imperative underdriv)
- to understate
- Antonym: overdrive
References[edit]
- “underdrive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- underdriva (a infinitive)
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
underdrive (present tense underdriv, past tense underdreiv, supine underdrive, past participle underdriven, present participle underdrivande, imperative underdriv)
- to understate
- Antonym: overdrive
References[edit]
- “underdrive” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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