Overshoot

Quick meaning: Overshoot is a noun meaning (countable) The amount by which something goes too far.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable, ecology) The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
2. To go past something; to go too far.
3. To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
4. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
5. (figurative) To exceed.
6. (reflexive) To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).
7. (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.

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

Word Forms

• overshoots
• overshooting
• overshot

Synonyms for overshoot

Depending on context, synonyms include overrun, go-around.

Antonyms for overshoot

Common opposites include undershoot.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include go-around, exceedance, exceed, overspending, excess, transcend.

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