Meaning

(countable) The amount by which something goes too far..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) The amount by which something goes too far.
2. (countable, uncountable, ecology) The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
3. (countable, uncountable, typography, design) The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent.
4. To go past something; to go too far.
5. To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
6. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
7. (figurative) To exceed.
8. (reflexive) To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).

Example Sentences

Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.

With appropriate choice and action such uncontrolled decline could be avoided; overshoot could instead be resolved by a conscious effort to reduce humanity's demand on the planet.

Population overshoot is therefore unlikely to yield to management. Rather, the usual suspects will enter the scene and do their thing: starvation, disease, […] violence […] [and] death […].

Our core ecological problem is not climate change. It is overshoot, of which global warming is a symptom.

The portion resting beyond the capline or baseline is called overshoot.

The bowl of the D and the O are usually not identical, as most D forms do not have overshoot or undershoot.

When you drive, you must remember to not overshoot the parking space and end up with two wheels over the line.

As a result of the accident at Southend Airport when a Hermes aircraft overshot the runway and fouled the down Shenfield to Southend Victoria line between Rochford and Prittlewell, the Eastern Region is considering warning arrangements, which have already been provided on some lines running past aerodromes.

Word Forms

• overshoots
• overshooting
• overshot

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Use overshoot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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