Misfire vs Overfire - What's the difference?
misfire | overfire |
(of a firearm) To fail to discharge properly
(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence
(of a plan) To fail to achieve the anticipated result
Of a boiler, furnace or other heating device: relating to components or other things that are located above the fire.
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To create too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, etc.
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(ceramics) To at a high (or excessively high) temperature.
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(physiology) Of a cell or group of cells: to excessively.
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As verbs the difference between misfire and overfire
is that misfire is (of a firearm) to fail to discharge properly while overfire is to create too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, etc .As a noun misfire
is an act of misfiring.As an adjective overfire is
of a boiler, furnace or other heating device: relating to components or other things that are located above the fire.misfire
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Verb
(misfir)- His practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand.
See also
* hang fire * back fireoverfire
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Adjective
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(overfir)- BUBBLES IN GLAZE may be caused by too heavy an application, or by severe underfiring or overfiring'. […] LOSS OF COLOR IN CHINA PAINTING is a result of '''overfiring''' or mixing too much medium with the paint. Be careful not to ' overfire china colors, and if a light shade of a dark color is needed, apply the color very lightly rather than thinning too much.
