Underrotate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To rotate insufficiently.

    "Kim's hands down on her triple flip cost her the combination jump, but other mistakes in the women's competition were more costly: the world silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan skipped a jump and finished in last place, just behind the United States champion Kimmie Meissner, who was fifth, after she underrotated her triple-triple combination."

Example

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"Kim's hands down on her triple flip cost her the combination jump, but other mistakes in the women's competition were more costly: the world silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan skipped a jump and finished in last place, just behind the United States champion Kimmie Meissner, who was fifth, after she underrotated her triple-triple combination."

Etymology

From under- + rotate.

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