Overheating

Overheating

Overheating may refer to:

  • Hyperthermia, also called sunstroke, an elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation
  • Thermal shock, the overheating of a device leading to reduced efficiency, damage or even destruction
  • Overheating (economics), a rapid, very big growth of production which is believed to have negative influence

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  • Overheating — Overheating. См. Перегрев. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • overheating — An economy that is growing very quickly, with the risk of high inflation. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * overheat o‧ver‧heat [ˌəʊvəˈhiːt ǁ ˌoʊvər ] verb [intransitive, transitive] ECONOMICS if an economy overheats, demand rises too fast,… …   Financial and business terms

  • overheating — The state of an economy during a boom, with increasing aggregate demand leading to rising prices rather than higher output. Overheating reflects the inability of some firms to increase output as fast as demand; they therefore choose to profit… …   Big dictionary of business and management

  • overheating — perkaitinimas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiagos įkaitinimas, viršijantis jos pusiausvirojo fazinio virsmo temperatūrą, bet nesukeliantis fazinio virsmo. atitikmenys: angl. overheating; superheating vok.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • overheating — perkaitinimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos įkaitinimas, viršijantis jos pusiausvirojo fazinio virsmo temperatūrą, bet nesukeliantis fazinio virsmo. atitikmenys: angl. overheating; superheating rus. перегрев …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Overheating (economics) — Overheating of an economy occurs when its productive capacity is unable to keep pace with growing aggregate demand. It is generally characterised by an above trend rate of economic growth, where growth is occurring at an unsustainable rate. Boom… …   Wikipedia

  • Overheating — Перегрев …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • overheating — v. heat excessively; become too hot; become overly excited …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overheating — /oʊvəˈhitɪŋ/ (say ohvuh heeting) noun 1. the condition of an engine, especially of a motor vehicle engine, in which it runs too hot. 2. Economics a state of an economy in which there is a strong demand for labour so that wages rise faster than… …  

  • overheating — /ˌəυvə hi:tɪŋ/ noun a rise in industrial activity in an economy, leading to a rise in inflation (the economy is then said to be ‘overheated’) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

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