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noun
A situation where something is overheated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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verb
present participle and gerund of overheat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
excessive heating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: heating, warming
Narrower terms: meltdown, nuclear meltdown
History
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Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
