understeer
verbEtymology From under- + steer.
1
The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip of the front wheels.
understeer
nounEtymology From under- + steer.
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.