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oversteer en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English steer English oversteer From over- + steer.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
oversteers	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

understeer

Translations (8)

fr survirage (Translations) · de Übersteuern (Translations) · fi yliohjautuvuus (Translations) · es sobreviraje (Translations) · it sovrasterzo (Translations) · nb overstyring (Translations) · pl nadsterowność (Translations) · tr fazla çevrime (Translations)

wikidata: Q2607091

oversteer en · VERB

Etymology

Meanings

To lose the control of one's vehicle in a corner due to rear wheels sliding and not following the front wheels
To steer a vehicle too far in one direction.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
oversteers	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
oversteered	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
oversteered	Tense=Past	lexicographic
oversteering	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

Antonyms

understeer

Translations (5)

es sobrevirar (Translations) · de übersteuern (Translations) · it sovrasterzare (Translations) · fi yliohjautua (Translations) · tr fazla çevrimek (Translations)