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burnout

burnout

1 5.5
An electrical device that stops working because it gets too hot
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrnˌaʊt/
  • Specialized
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  • It also exhibits significant softening at elevated temperatures, which diminishes stress during mold burnout.

We have a particular pair here where it does occur for Iems, and then additionally for the Ally, there's the micro SD card burnout problem.

Examples

  • CRT burnout till 3:00 in the morning.

  • It must be a motor burnout.

  • The Score Box shown in the photos has been in service for several years without failure due to lamp burnout or any other reason.

    Academic text (1996)
  • A burnout speed limit for interceptors would be one important element in order to limit the threat both to Russia's strategic deterrent and also to satellites.

    Blog text (26)
  • If you will accept a low 10 percent degradation at each critical point, i.e., ignition, burnout, terminal guidance, and detonation, you are at about 2/3 effective yield.

    Blog text (23)
  • Nestlings or fledglings with downy coats needed one-half to two-thirds less f-stop of rim or side light to prevent burnout.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The overheating of the device caused a complete burnout, leaving it inoperable.

  • Electrical burnout can occur if a circuit is overloaded for too long.

  • The technician warned that frequent use without breaks could lead to equipment burnout.

How Damaged

burnout
  • Specialized
1 5.5
malfunction
96 4.5

Surface Forms

burnout singular
burnouts plural

Morphology

burnout = burn + out (semi-transparent) = burn + out

The failure sense follows the familiar idea of a part or device becoming unusable through overheating or overuse, but it is a conventionalized extension.

Etymology

Burnout for machines comes from the idea of burn + out, like a bulb that 'burns out' and stops working because of heat or too much use. So a burnout is a failure where the part is damaged and no longer works.