overshoot
overshoot · overshoots
The amount by which something goes too farThe amount by which something goes too far.
UK/ˈəʊ.və.ʃuːt/US/ˈoʊ.vɚˌʃut/
Meaning
3 senses(countable)The amount by which something goes too far.
Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.
(countable, uncountable)The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
(countable, uncountable)The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent.
More definitions
- an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English overshoten, oversheten (“to shoot beyond, shoot past, pour down from aFrom Middle English overshoten, oversheten (“to shoot beyond, shoot past, pour down from above”), perhaps continuing Old English ofersċēotan (“to shoot down”), equivalent to over- + shoot.
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Forms
plural: overshoots| Singular | overshoot |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt:wave-offgo-around
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable