overcooling

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noun

Excessive cooling of an object, for example an engine or a building.

OriginEnglish cooling ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounovercooling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive cooling of an object, for example an engine or a building.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishcooling
  8. Englishovercooling

From over- + cooling.

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APA

overcooling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcooling

MLA

“overcooling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcooling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcooling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcooling.

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