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Meaning of "overengineer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERENGINEER

overengineer  [ˌəʊvərˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERENGINEER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overengineer is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overengineer in English.

WHAT DOES OVERENGINEER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Overengineering

Overengineering is the designing of a product to be more robust or complicated than is necessary for its application, either to ensure sufficient factor of safety, sufficient functionality, or because of design errors. Overengineering can be desirable when safety or performance on a particular criterion is critical, or when extremely broad functionality is required, but it is generally criticized from the point of view of value engineering as wasteful. As a design philosophy, such overcomplexity is the opposite of the less is more school of thought. Overengineering generally occurs in high-end products or specialized market criteria, and takes various forms. In one form, products are overbuilt, and have performance far in excess of needs, and hence are more expensive, bulkier, and heavier than necessary. Alternatively, they may be overcomplicated – the design may be far more complicated than is necessary for its use, such as a modern text editor asking whether files should be saved in ASCII, EBCDIC or various multi-byte formats.

Definition of overengineer in the English dictionary

The definition of overengineer in the dictionary is to engineer to excess.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERENGINEER

PRESENT

Present
I overengineer
you overengineer
he/she/it overengineers
we overengineer
you overengineer
they overengineer
Present continuous
I am overengineering
you are overengineering
he/she/it is overengineering
we are overengineering
you are overengineering
they are overengineering
Present perfect
I have overengineered
you have overengineered
he/she/it has overengineered
we have overengineered
you have overengineered
they have overengineered
Present perfect continuous
I have been overengineering
you have been overengineering
he/she/it has been overengineering
we have been overengineering
you have been overengineering
they have been overengineering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overengineered
you overengineered
he/she/it overengineered
we overengineered
you overengineered
they overengineered
Past continuous
I was overengineering
you were overengineering
he/she/it was overengineering
we were overengineering
you were overengineering
they were overengineering
Past perfect
I had overengineered
you had overengineered
he/she/it had overengineered
we had overengineered
you had overengineered
they had overengineered
Past perfect continuous
I had been overengineering
you had been overengineering
he/she/it had been overengineering
we had been overengineering
you had been overengineering
they had been overengineering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overengineer
you will overengineer
he/she/it will overengineer
we will overengineer
you will overengineer
they will overengineer
Future continuous
I will be overengineering
you will be overengineering
he/she/it will be overengineering
we will be overengineering
you will be overengineering
they will be overengineering
Future perfect
I will have overengineered
you will have overengineered
he/she/it will have overengineered
we will have overengineered
you will have overengineered
they will have overengineered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overengineering
you will have been overengineering
he/she/it will have been overengineering
we will have been overengineering
you will have been overengineering
they will have been overengineering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overengineer
you would overengineer
he/she/it would overengineer
we would overengineer
you would overengineer
they would overengineer
Conditional continuous
I would be overengineering
you would be overengineering
he/she/it would be overengineering
we would be overengineering
you would be overengineering
they would be overengineering
Conditional perfect
I would have overengineer
you would have overengineer
he/she/it would have overengineer
we would have overengineer
you would have overengineer
they would have overengineer
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overengineering
you would have been overengineering
he/she/it would have been overengineering
we would have been overengineering
you would have been overengineering
they would have been overengineering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overengineer
we let´s overengineer
you overengineer
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overengineer
Past participle
overengineered
Present Participle
overengineering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERENGINEER


apnea
æpˈnɪə
auctioneer
ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə
avenir
ˌævəˈnɪə
buccaneer
ˌbʌkəˈnɪə
carabineer
ˌkærəbɪˈnɪə
chiffonier
ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə
domineer
ˌdɒmɪˈnɪə
dulcinea
ˌdʌlsɪˈnɪə
engineer
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə
meneer
məˈnɪə
mountaineer
ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪə
mutineer
ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪə
paneer
pəˈnɪə
pioneer
ˌpaɪəˈnɪə
re-engineer
ˌriːendʒɪˈnɪə
sinfonia
ˌsɪnfəˈnɪə
souvenir
ˌsuːvəˈnɪə
tachypnea
ˌtækɪpˈnɪə
Tanzania
ˌtænzəˈnɪə
veneer
vɪˈnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERENGINEER

overemote
overemotional
overemphasis
overemphasise
overemphasize
overemphatic
overemployment
overenamored
overencourage
overenergetic
overenrolled
overentertained
overenthusiasm
overenthusiastic
overenthusiastically
overequip
overequipped
overestimate
overestimation
overevaluation

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERENGINEER

aeronautical engineer
agricultural engineer
brick veneer
chemical engineer
chief engineer
civil engineer
consultant engineer
consulting engineer
electrical engineer
electronics engineer
flight engineer
licensed aircraft engineer
locomotive engineer
mechanical engineer
process engineer
refrigeration engineer
service engineer
software engineer
sound engineer
structural engineer
systems engineer

Synonyms and antonyms of overengineer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overengineer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERENGINEER

Find out the translation of overengineer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overengineer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overengineer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overengineer
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Translator English - Spanish

overengineer
570 millions of speakers

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overengineer
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Translator English - Hindi

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ar

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Overengineer
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Translator English - Japanese

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Translator English - Korean

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Translator English - Javanese

Overengineer
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Translator English - Tamil

overengineer
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Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हेंग्रेइनियर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

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70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overengineer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overengineer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overengineer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overengineer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERENGINEER»

The term «overengineer» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.942 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERENGINEER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overengineer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overengineer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overengineer

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERENGINEER»

Discover the use of overengineer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overengineer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scalability Rules: 50 Principles for Scaling Web Sites
How to use: Resist the urge to overengineer solutions by testing ease of understanding with fellow engineers. Why: Complex solutions are costly to implement and have excessive long-terrn costs. Key takeaways: Systems that are overly ...
Martin L. Abbott, Michael T. Fisher, 2011
2
Beginning Haskell: A Project-Based Approach
Overengineer: Just. Use. JSON. The main focus of this chapter has been building and parsing text. These are usually tedious and error-prone activities. Every time you want to add some new data, you have to change both parts, and keep them ...
Alejandro Serrano Mena, 2014
3
Gimme! The Human Nature of Successful Marketing
You can overengineer a brand, requiring a high cost and leaving an opportunity open for a competitor to offer a good enough product at a more competitive price. We will review the lesson learned about the concept of good enough later in this  ...
John Hallward, 2007
4
Configuration Management Best Practices: Practical Methods ...
9.8 Don't Overengineer Your CM Similarly, you do not want to overengineer your configuration management processes. I have frequently seen development teams that had branching schemes that were impossibly complicated to follow.
Robert Aiello, Leslie Sachs, 2010
5
The Price of Fish: A New Approach to Wicked Economics and ...
OVERENGINEER? One of the hardest things to avoid is overengineering, of which Victorian engineers were masters. Overengineering is when something is designed to last longer or in worse circumstances than is needed. If you think about ...
Michael Mainelli, Ian Harris, 2011
6
Show Your Work
OVERENGINEER. As Charles Jennings says, the point of showing work istoextract the learning from it, not impose more work on it. The busy knowledge worker or copier repair technician has little time or patience with one more complex, ...
Jane Bozarth, 2014
7
Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration
Resisting the ever-present temptation to overengineer wetlands by attempting either to channel natural energies that cannot be channeled or to introduce species that the landscape and climate do not support. In all situations of wetland  ...
William J. Mitsch, Sven Erik Jørgensen, 2004
8
Data Center Storage: Cost-Effective Strategies, ...
Traditional IT DNA was (often still is) based on avoidance of data-loss and avoidance of downtime as the only thing that matters; cost is no object. Therefore, we overengineer data centers, and especially overengineer storage for Tier 2 and ...
Hubbert Smith, 2011
9
Spacefaring: The Human Dimension
Quality and Reliability One design strategy is to overengineer systems so that they will perform well even if conditions are more rugged than anticipated. Designers can choose materials that exceed minimum specifications and follow ...
Albert A. Harrison, 2002
10
Linux System Administration
One of the most common strategies for avoiding capacity-related failures is to overengineer each system at purchase. Most managers and even most home users do this to some degree. It is common to spend a little more on a more powerful ...
M. Carling, Stephen Degler, James Dennis, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERENGINEER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overengineer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shryock takes home $10000 at Aftermarket Nationals
I usually overengineer these things and make too many changes. “My crew guy just said, 'Go get a hot dog and it'll be all right.' We changed ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jul 15»
2
SMEs Balance Meetings Program Efficiency, Resources
“People can get stuck around the policy component of this and sometimes overengineer or overarchitect policy,” Griffin said. “Keep it pretty ... «Business Travel News, Jun 15»
3
Wall systems allow homeowners to connect with nature
“We really overengineer our systems,” said Matt Thomas, marketing director for Nana Wall Systems Inc., a California-based company that is a ... «San Antonio Express-News, Mar 15»
4
IT's top 3 cloud migration errors
Both are bad. Lesson: Understand what the requirements are and meet them, rather than overengineer or underengineer the solution. «InfoWorld, Feb 15»
5
On Hawk Hill, they'll train disabled war vets to be entrepreneurs
"We've tried not to overengineer this," said Ralph Galati, a decorated Air Force veteran who flew on combat missions during the Vietnam War ... «Philly.com, Jan 15»
6
The 5 new rules of employee engagement
“The problem with employee engagement experts is they take well-meaning concepts and overengineer them to the point that they don't bear ... «Chicago Tribune, Jan 15»
7
3D printing is venturing beyond plastic and into your home
Kaziunas France also notes that the 3D printer industry has a tendency to "overengineer the problem." It wants to create monolithic devices that ... «Engadget, Nov 14»
8
LeMons New England Day 1: No German Cars In Top 10, Sea Sprite …
... a Datsun, a Toyota, a Pontiac, a Honda, and a Ford… but the top-ranking German car is the 11th-place Overengineer'd Racing '91 BMW 318i ... «Car and Driver, Oct 14»
9
Starting Game Development Questions
Number one rule I've found though.. don't overengineer, pretend someone hired you to make the game you have in mind and sit there and ... «GameDev.net, Oct 14»
10
Disc review: Hilary Gardner, 'The Great City'
New York cabaret singer Hilary Gardner has a lovely voice and good pitch, and she doesn't overdo or overengineer things. She shapes her ... «Buffalo News, Oct 14»

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