overbore
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Such that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
verb
To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
Transitive verb
verb
To bore out more than is usual for the design; especially, to bore out to a degree that pushes the limit regarding the wall thickness of the casting.
verb
simple past and past participle of overbear
Example Sentences
- "The Model F engine was an overbored variation of the larger engine first applied to the Model D the previous year. This made it considerably oversquare: 5 inch bore (4.625 on the D) and 4.5 inch stroke displacing 353 cubic inches. It was rated 32.4 SAE horsepower, produced 35 at the same conditions and 40 maximum."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore English overbore From over- + bore.