Overheating

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A situation where something is overheated. countable, uncountable

    "Even if no weakening effects were noticed after one or two overheatings, the cumulative heat effects would cause embrittlement and failure after subsequent overheatings."

  2. 2
    excessive heating wordnet
  3. 3
    The situation where the productive capacity of an economy is unable to keep pace with growing aggregate demand, generally characterised by a below-average rate of economic growth, where growth is occurring at an unsustainable rate. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of overheat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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chafecookfirefomentglowheat

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"The disadvantage of excellent insulation is that it quickly leads to overheating."

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