understeer

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Synonyms: underseen, undersleep, undersaver, undersee, underseek, undersetter, underpeer, understair, understater, understeers

Antonyms: underseen, undersleep, undersaver, undersee, underseek, undersetter, underpeer, understair, understater, understeers

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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.

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