Underslung — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below

having a lower part projecting beyond the upper

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚslˈʌŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəslˈʌŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəslˈʌŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚslˈʌŋ/.

Examples

an underhung jaw
undershot bulldog

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undershot underhung squat

Parts of Speech

adjective	supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below
adjective	having a lower part projecting beyond the upper “an underhung jaw”
adjective	having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

Word Forms

squatness

noun

the property of being short and broad

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterlegt

von oben gestützt, insbesondere bei einem Fahrzeug, bei dem die Federn von unten an der Achse befestigt sind

🇫🇷French

suspendu

supporté par le haut, notamment dans un véhicule comportant des ressorts fixés à l'essieu par le bas

🇪🇸Spanish

suspendido

apoyado desde arriba, especialmente en un vehículo que tiene resortes unidos al eje desde abajo

🇮🇹Italian

sottosopra

supportato dall'alto soprattutto in un veicolo con molle fissate all'asse dal basso

🇳🇱Dutch

ondergehangen

van bovenaf ondersteund, vooral bij een voertuig met veren die van onderaf aan de as zijn bevestigd

🇵🇹Portuguese

suspenso

apoiado por cima, especialmente em um veículo com molas fixadas ao eixo por baixo

🇷🇺Russian

подвешенный

поддерживается сверху, особенно в автомобиле, где пружины прикреплены к оси снизу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधोमुख

ऊपर से समर्थित, विशेष रूप से ऐसे वाहन में जिसमें नीचे से एक्सल से जुड़े स्प्रिंग हों

🇮🇳Tamil

தாழ்வான

குறிப்பாக கீழே இருந்து அச்சில் நீரூற்றுகள் இணைக்கப்பட்ட வாகனத்தில் மேலே இருந்து ஆதரிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్స్లాంగ్

ముఖ్యంగా కింద నుండి యాక్సిల్‌కి స్ప్రింగ్‌లు జతచేయబడిన వాహనంలో పై నుండి మద్దతు ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્ડરસ્લંગ

ખાસ કરીને નીચેથી એક્સેલ સાથે સ્પ્રિંગ્સ જોડાયેલા વાહનમાં ઉપરથી સપોર્ટેડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಳಗಿರುವ

ಮೇಲಿನಿಂದ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕೆಳಗಿನಿಂದ ಆಕ್ಸಲ್‌ಗೆ ಸ್ಪ್ರಿಂಗ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಜೋಡಿಸಲಾದ ವಾಹನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിവശം

മുകളിൽ നിന്ന് പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്നു, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് താഴെ നിന്ന് അച്ചുതണ്ടിൽ സ്പ്രിംഗുകൾ ഘടിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വാഹനത്തിൽ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下悬式

从上方支撑，特别是在具有从下方连接到车轴的弹簧的车辆中

🇯🇵Japanese

吊り下げられた

特にスプリングが車軸に下から取り付けられている車両では上から支えられます。

🇰🇷Korean

언더슬렁

특히 아래에서 차축에 스프링이 부착된 차량의 경우 위에서 지지됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dưới đáy

được đỡ từ phía trên, đặc biệt là trong xe có lò xo gắn vào trục từ phía dưới

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วนล่าง

รองรับจากด้านบนโดยเฉพาะในรถที่มีสปริงติดอยู่กับเพลาจากด้านล่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkulai

ditopang dari atas terutama pada kendaraan yang mempunyai pegas yang dipasang pada porosnya dari bawah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متدلي

مدعومة من الأعلى خاصة في السيارة التي تحتوي على نوابض متصلة بالمحور من الأسفل

🇮🇷Persian

زیر شلواری

از بالا به ویژه در خودروهایی که دارای فنرهای متصل به محور از پایین هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

asılı

özellikle aksa alttan bağlanan yaylara sahip bir araçta yukarıdan desteklenir

🇮🇱Hebrew

תחתיו

נתמך מלמעלה במיוחד ברכב עם קפיצים המחוברים לסרן מלמטה

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The primary meaning of 'underslung' is 'supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below'.

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Using 'underslung' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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