English

Verb

overheating

1. present participle of overheat

Noun

overheating ‎(plural overheatings)

1. A situation where something is overheated.
   • 1964, Metal Mining & Processing (volume 1, page 32)

     Even if no weakening effects were noticed after one or two overheatings, the cumulative heat effects would cause embrittlement and failure after subsequent overheatings.