Adjective : an undershot vertical water wheel. From Dictionary.com.
But there is another form of mill wheels, what is called the undershot wheel, in which it only acts by its impact, as represented in FIG. From Wordnik.com. [On the Conservation of Force] Reference
The original water wheel was an "undershot" type, and was probably made almost entirely of wood. From Wordnik.com. [Meltwater. Torrents. Meanderings. Delta.] Reference
Cashel peered past the rim of the undershot wheel. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Isles] Reference
The ice isn't that thick, and the mill is undershot anyway. From Wordnik.com. [Colors of Chaos]
The reading undershot Kyodo's forecast for a 0.8 percent rise. From Wordnik.com. [Central Bank: Japan's Recovery Speeds Up] Reference
This undershot wheel was well pivoted and constructed very light. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887] Reference
Heavy shoulders, bushy hair and eyebrows, and a big undershot jaw. From Wordnik.com. [Golden State] Reference
Everyone undershot the hurricane forecast last year, not just NOAA. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » It’s Hurricane Season: Know Where Your Levee Is?] Reference
Describe the appearance of the teeth in an overshot or undershot jaw. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
But factor in mortgage payments and it has even undershot a little bit. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
MANN: I had one conversation with some workers where they actually undershot. From Wordnik.com. [Beijing Jeep: American Business in China] Reference
In both the overshot and undershot jaws, the incisor teeth become abnormally long. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Gundry could have taken him with one hand and tossed him over the undershot wheel. From Wordnik.com. [Erema] Reference
Monsanto also issued a 2009 earnings forecast, which undershot analysts 'estimates. From Wordnik.com. [Monsanto Cites Strong Demand] Reference
The faded moonlight showed angry eyes, a jutting, undershot jaw and a sharp, pointed nose. From Wordnik.com. [The Whispering Spheres] Reference
Pig-jawed -- The upper jaw protruding over the lower; an exaggeration of an undershot jaw. From Wordnik.com. [The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog] Reference
Tencent fell 1.5% after its third-quarter earnings slightly undershot market expectations. From Wordnik.com. [China Data Spark Asian Markets] Reference
Types of water wheels: the 'Zuppinger' wheel is the most practical design for undershot water wheels. From Wordnik.com. [19.1 Bicycle drive pedal drive] Reference
This circulation causes the undershot wheel to revolve, and its revolutions are registered by the clockwork. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887] Reference
However, the figure undershot US broker Merrill Lynch's top-end forecast of 1.879 billion pounds, dealers said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Meanwhile, MasterCard Advisors reported yesterday that holiday sales growth undershot the Wall Street benchmark. From Wordnik.com. [Apple Flirts With $200; Retail Sags] Reference
Hooker's cheeks were flushed and he faced Herbert, his undershot jaw seeming to project still further than usual. From Wordnik.com. [Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] Reference
An old sawmill with an undershot water-wheel stood at the extreme south-east corner of the farm, diagonally opposite. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasure] Reference
Many of the losses came from underperformance in fixed income, where the fund undershot its benchmark by 6.6 percentage points. From Wordnik.com. [Norway Fund Completes Management Shake-Up] Reference
The common deformities of the jaw and teeth are the overshot or parrot-mouth, the undershot or lantern-jaw, and the scissor-mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Data showing that Spanish retail sales fell a record 5.5% in March and German inflation undershot forecasts in April pressured the euro. From Wordnik.com. [Dollar gains on euro, pound, awaiting central-bank shift] Reference
He notes that the IPCC and its many powerful computers have successfully undershot all of the indicator trends of climate change so far. From Wordnik.com. [The Dark Side of Climate Change: It's Already Too Late, Cap and Trade Is a Scam, and Only the Few Will Survive] Reference
They are basically differentiated as undershot, middleshot and overshot water wheels with horizontal axis; water wheels with vertical axis. From Wordnik.com. [19.1 Bicycle drive pedal drive] Reference
Having undershot its forecasts for several quarters, Lowe's lowered its forecasts and indicated it was hunkering down for hard times ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Plumbing the Depths] Reference
As far as the Apple TV, well, I think they undershot it. From Wordnik.com. [CrunchGear] Reference
China undershot its 2009 budget deficit target of 950 billion yuan. From Wordnik.com. [FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten] Reference
We undershot the long term trend by quite a bit and are now recovering. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
The figure undershot Kyodo News agency's average market forecast of a 2.3 percent rise. From Wordnik.com. [Long Island Press] Reference
German states undershot economists 'expectations for the national rate in February, data. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Telecom stocks seem to be recovering after cos file for spectrum] Reference
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