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overheating

overheating

8 3.7
Becoming too hot so people feel ill or machines stop working
  • noun
  • /ˌoʊvərˈhiːtɪŋ/
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  • To prevent overheating, make sure the air conditioner is functioning well during the summer.
  • prevent overheating
  • overheating causes
  • avoid overheating

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Examples

  • I will report back if it dies of overheating or fails in any other way.

    Blog text (28)

  • The engine is at risk of overheating if the coolant level is too low.

  • The problem was, after a year or so, it got hit with overheating issues.

    Blog text (23)

  • In hot weather, this internal overheating causes them to stop eating and seek cool places.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Excuse me, sir, but my truck's overheating, and it's 30 miles to the next station.

    48 Hrs. (1982)

  • A fan was placed on the setup to prevent overheating of the plate.

    Academic text (1996)

  • At that point, the motor can no longer generate any more horsepower without running the risk of overheating.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Many dry, low-latitude habitats experience high temperatures, so overheating can also be a problem for tree frogs.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Brasilia's fear of economic overheating stems from the country's long history of financial instability.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Because the Super-E's winding insulation reduces overheating, Baldor was able to design smaller fans.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

high temperature
vsoverheating
9 2.8

A higher than normal level of heat in the air

is the process of becoming or causing that kind of excessive heat
hotness
vsoverheating
1 1.4

How warm something is because of its temperature

is about becoming excessive heat rather than just a general heat state
scorchingness
vsoverheating
8.5

Very strong heat that makes the air and ground hot

is a process of growing too hot, not only describing intense heat
torridity
vsoverheating
9.6

Very hot weather that makes the air dry and uncomfortable

is concerned with the process of becoming excessively hot rather than the static state

Antonyms

cooling
60 2.1

A drop in temperature that makes something colder

How Hot

burning
157 1.0
overheating
8 3.7
heating
23 1.0
warming
354 1.8

Surface Forms

overheating singular
overheatings plural

Morphology

overheating = overheat (transparent) = over + heat + ing

Formed by adding the productive nominalizing '-ing' to the verb 'overheat', yielding the process/result; meaning is directly predictable from 'over' + 'heat'.

Etymology

Overheating comes from the parts over- meaning 'too much' and heat meaning 'warmth' or 'high temperature'. So, overheating is when something becomes 'too hot' or is made 'too hot', like a kettle boiling over or an engine running too hard.