underdrive
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editunderdrive (not comparable)
- (of a crankshaft or accessory pulley) Designed to turn at a slower speed than stock.
Verb
editunderdrive (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
editEtymology
editunder (“under”) + drive (“drive”)
Verb
editunderdrive (imperative underdriv, infinitive at underdrive, present tense underdriver, past tense underdrev, perfect tense har underdrevet)
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editVerb
editunderdrive (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
editAlternative forms
edit- underdriva (a infinitive)
Etymology
editVerb
editunderdrive (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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