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overcurrent

[ oh-ver-kur-uhnt, -kuhr- ]

noun

, Electricity.
  1. a current of a magnitude that is greater than a limiting value, as the value at which a fuse melts.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of overcurrent1

First recorded in 1930–35; over- + current

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