UNDERSLUNG

squat, underslung

(adjective) having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

underhung, undershot, underslung

(adjective) having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; “an underhung jaw”; “undershot bulldog”

underslung

(adjective) supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

underslung (not comparable)

supported from above (especially from the underside of a wing etc)

having a low center of gravity

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*slung`, Un"der*hung", a.

Definition: Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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