undershoot
Meanings
Plural: undershoots
Verb
- fall short of (the runway) in a landing
- shoot short of or below (a target)
- To shoot not far enough or not well enough.
- To fail to go far enough when trying to reach a goal.
- To underestimate.
- To record too little photographic footage.
Noun
- The situation where a neuron's membrane potential falls below the normal resting potential.
- An instance of undershooting.
Origin / Etymology
From under- + shoot.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
undershoot is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordundershoot is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
undershoot is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
undershoot is a valid Words With Friends word