overburn

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ burn.

Verb

overburn (third-person singular simple present overburns, present participle overburning, simple past and past participle overburned or overburnt)

1. (transitive) To burn too much or for too long.
2. (transitive, computing) To record more than the usual available data capacity onto (an optical disc).
3. (intransitive, figurative) To be overzealous.

Related terms

• burn out (verb)
• overfire (verb)

Noun

overburn (usually uncountable, plural overburns)

1. (rare) An excessive burning.
   • 1884, The Clay Worker‎, T. A. Randall & Co., page 214:

     The furnace with the hickory wood was at a great heat and in danger of an overburn.

   • 1911, Brick and Clay Record‎, Kenfield-Leach, page 179:

     But this is not possible in our ordinary commercial kiln, nor would it be practicable to try it, for the reason that the reduction taking place in the top of the kiln would be so great that the alkalis and other fluxes present in the clay would enter into combination with the ferrous oxide and result in what we term melted brick or an overburn.

   • 1970, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronautics and Aeronautics‎, Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, page 377:

     A 1.2-sec overburn of LM ascent propulsion system caused by incorrect manual switching sequence prevented automatic shutdown of engine and resulted in insertion velocity 32 fps greater than planned, placing LM in orbit with 71.4-mi (114.9-km) apolune and 10.6-mi (17.1-km) perilune.

Related terms

• burnout (noun)
• overfired