underside
pronunciation
How to pronounce underside in British English:
UK [ˈʌndəsaɪd]
How to pronounce underside in American English:
US [ˈʌndərsaɪd]
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- Noun:
- the lower side of anything
Word Origin
- underside (n.)
- 1680s, from under (adj.) + side (n.). Similar formation in Dutch onderzijde, Danish underside, German unterseite.
Example
- 1. Then they attached a gps tracking device to the vehicle 's underside .
- 2. The last two screws to remove is the one at the underside of the base .
- 3. He and other team members will drill through the ice to measure the underside of the ice and the ocean and currents beneath it .
- 4. Ikea said customers who had bought the chair , which retails for 10.99 in the uk , should check the model number on the underside of the seat .
- 5. Heat from the sun will raise the temperature of the air and the soil as the air becomes saturated , water condenses on the underside of the plastic and runs down into the container .