overheating

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of overheat
noun
  1. A situation where something is overheated.
  2. 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.

Word forms

overheating overheatings
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