Underrotate
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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
More examples"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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