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Overheat vs Underheat - What's the difference?

overheat | underheat | Antonyms |

Underheat is a antonym of overheat.



In transitive terms the difference between overheat and underheat

is that overheat is to heat excessively while underheat is to heat insufficiently.

As a noun overheat

is a condition of being overheated.

overheat

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To heat excessively
  • To become excessively hot

    • Derived terms

    * overheater

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A condition of being overheated.
  • * 2002 , Earl Rogers, Captain (page 245)
    • Continued operation with an overheat could lead to other serious problems, perhaps even a fire.

    underheat

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To heat insufficiently.
    • We shivered in the underheated corridor.

    Antonyms

    * overheat

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