underdrive
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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