overheating
noun[U]
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Thecentralbankhasraisedinterestratesin anattempttopreventoverheating andrecession.
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Tuning a fuel-powered vehicle requires learning to maintain optimum performance and fuel economy, and to minimize engine wear andoverheating, even in ready-to-run vehicles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other factors includedoverheating, lack of drinking water and other amenities at these often "ad hoc", unlicensed events.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In a pressurized system, thisoverheatingcan lead to failure of the boiler.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She would finish 36th in that race due tooverheatingproblems.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Extreme under-inflation can even lead to thermal and mechanical overload caused byoverheatingand subsequent, sudden destruction of the tire itself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This may lead tooverheatingand shorter operating life.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cars could only run for a short time as they were rather prone tooverheating, and performances varied wildly, according to contact and brush settings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Commonly this was due to engineoverheatingor associated failures, but failures of other mechanical systems were far from uncommon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heat is conducted through the shaft and into the oil which must be cooled to preventoverheatingof the bearing.
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