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overgain en · NOUN

Etymology

From over- + gain.

Meanings

  1. Excessive gain.

overgain en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + gain.

Meanings

  1. To gain too much.
    • to overgain weight during pregnancy
  2. (transitive) To apply too much gain to (a signal).
    • Second, the practitioner must be careful to avoid overgaining the spectral display, which can cause indistinct envelopes. 2008, Hugh D. Allen, Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 7th edition:

Forms

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overgained Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overgained Tense=Past lexicographic
overgains Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overgaining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic