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overburn en · NOUN

Etymology

From over- + burn.

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable, usually) An excessive burning.
    • The furnace with the hickory wood was at a great heat and in danger of an overburn. 1884, The Clay Worker, T. A. Randall & Co., page 214:
    • But this is not possible in our ordinary commercial kiln, nor would it be practicable to try it, for the reason that the reduction taking place in the top of the kiln would be so great that the alkalis and other fluxes present in the clay would enter into combination with the ferrous oxide and result in what we term melted brick or an overburn. 1911, Brick and Clay Record, Kenfield-Leach, page 179:
    • A 1.2-sec overburn of LM ascent propulsion system caused by incorrect manual switching sequence prevented automatic shutdown of engine and resulted in insertion velocity 32 fps greater than planned, placing LM in orbit with 71.4-mi (114.9-km) apolune and 10.6-mi (17.1-km) perilune. 1970, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronautics and Aeronautics, Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, page 377:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overburns Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

burnout · overfired

overburn en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + burn.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To burn too much or for too long.
  2. (transitive) To record more than the usual available data capacity onto (an optical disc).
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To be overzealous.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overburnt Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overburnt Tense=Past lexicographic
overburned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overburned Tense=Past lexicographic
overburns Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overburning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

burn out · overfire