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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underrun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-run
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.

noun

A condition in which the read/write buffer is fed with data at a slower rate than required; a buffer underrun.

verb

To run or pass under.

verb

To pass along and under, e.g. a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or examining it.

verb

To separate the parts of (a tackle) and put them in order.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English run English underrun From under- + run.

Inflected Forms

underruns (plural) underruns (present, singular) underrunning (participle, present) underran (past)

Phrases

buffer underrun

Questions

What does underrun mean?
A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.
Where does underrun come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English run English underrun From under- + run.

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