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- [noun oh-ver-steer; verb oh-ver-steer]
- /noun ˈoʊ vərˌstɪər; verb ˌoʊ vərˈstɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noun oh-ver-steer; verb oh-ver-steer]
- /noun ˈoʊ vərˌstɪər; verb ˌoʊ vərˈstɪər/
Definitions of oversteer word
- noun oversteer handling of an automotive vehicle that causes turns that are sharper than the driver intends because the rear wheels slide to the outside of the turn before the front wheels lose traction. 1
- verb without object oversteer (of an automotive vehicle) to undergo or handle with an oversteer, especially excessively. 1
- verb oversteer (of a vehicle) to turn more sharply, for a particular turn of the steering wheel, than is desirable or anticipated 0
- noun oversteer the tendency of a vehicle to oversteer 0
- noun oversteer the tendency of a motor vehicle, esp. a race car, to have its rear tires slide outward on a turn 0
- noun oversteer Oversteer is the tendency of a vehicle to turn more sharply than expected. 0
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Origin of oversteer
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; over- + steer1
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Parts of speech for Oversteer
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preposition
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oversteer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
oversteer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with oversteer
- what is oversteer?
- what does oversteer mean?
- what does understeer and oversteer mean?
- how to control oversteer?
- how to drift the art of oversteer?
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