Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overtemperature

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overtem-per-a-ture
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temperature that is significantly higher than that encountered in normal operation

noun

The difference between such a temperature and the normal one

Etymology

From over- + temperature.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

overtemperatures (plural)

Questions

What does overtemperature mean?: A temperature that is significantly higher than that encountered in normal operation
Where does overtemperature come from?: From over- + temperature.

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