undershoot

[uhn-der-shoot, uhn-der-shoot] Origin

un·der·shoot

[uhn-der-shoot, uhn-der-shoot] verb, un·der·shot, un·der·shoot·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
2.
Aeronautics. (of an aircraft or pilot) to land before reaching (a landing strip) because of a too rapid loss of altitude.
verb (used without object)
3.
to shoot or launch a projectile so as to strike under or short of a target.

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Undershoot is always a great word to know.
So is simple pendulum. Does it mean:
external force acting on an object or surface parallel to the slope or plane
apparatus with suspended point mass, frictionless thread, constant length and periodic motion

Origin:
1655–65; under- + shoot
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undershoot (ˌʌndəˈʃuːt)
 
vb , -shoots, -shooting, -shot
1.  (of a pilot) to cause (an aircraft) to land short of (a runway) or (of an aircraft) to land in this way
2.  to shoot a projectile so that it falls short of (a target)

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Word Origin & History

undershoot
1661, "to shoot too low," from under + shoot (v.). In ref. to aircraft or pilots, recorded from 1918. Undershot as a type of water wheel is recorded from 1610.
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undershoot un·der·shoot (ŭn'dər-sh&oomacr;t')
n.
A temporary decrease below the final steady-state value that may occur immediately following the removal of an influence that had been raising that value.

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