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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERFILL

overfill  [ˌəʊvəˈfɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERFILL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overfill 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 overfill in English.

WHAT DOES OVERFILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Overfill

In telecommunications, overfill is the condition that prevails when the numerical aperture or the beam diameter of an optical source, such as a laser, light-emitting diode, or optical fiber, exceeds that of the driven element, e.g. an optical fiber core. In optical communications testing, overfill in both numerical aperture and mean diameter is usually required. In polygonal mirror scanners, an overfilled type is one which uses each mirror facet at least in one dimension completely.

Definition of overfill in the English dictionary

The definition of overfill in the dictionary is to fill too much or beyond capacity.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERFILL

PRESENT

Present
I overfill
you overfill
he/she/it overfills
we overfill
you overfill
they overfill
Present continuous
I am overfilling
you are overfilling
he/she/it is overfilling
we are overfilling
you are overfilling
they are overfilling
Present perfect
I have overfilled
you have overfilled
he/she/it has overfilled
we have overfilled
you have overfilled
they have overfilled
Present perfect continuous
I have been overfilling
you have been overfilling
he/she/it has been overfilling
we have been overfilling
you have been overfilling
they have been overfilling
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 overfilled
you overfilled
he/she/it overfilled
we overfilled
you overfilled
they overfilled
Past continuous
I was overfilling
you were overfilling
he/she/it was overfilling
we were overfilling
you were overfilling
they were overfilling
Past perfect
I had overfilled
you had overfilled
he/she/it had overfilled
we had overfilled
you had overfilled
they had overfilled
Past perfect continuous
I had been overfilling
you had been overfilling
he/she/it had been overfilling
we had been overfilling
you had been overfilling
they had been overfilling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overfill
we let´s overfill
you overfill
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overfill
Past participle
overfilled
Present Participle
overfilling
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 OVERFILL


Anglophile
ˈæŋɡləʊfɪl
backfill
ˈbækˌfɪl
basophil
ˈbeɪsəfɪl
chlorophyl
ˈklɔːrəfɪl
chlorophyll
ˈklɔːrəfɪl
eosinophil
ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfɪl
fiberfill
ˈfaɪbəˌfɪl
fil
fɪl
fill
fɪl
fulfil
fʊlˈfɪl
half-fill
ˌhɑːfˈfɪl
infill
ˈɪnfɪl
landfill
ˈlændˌfɪl
mesophyll
ˈmɛsəʊˌfɪl
monofil
ˈmɒnəfɪl
neutrophil
ˈnjuːtrəˌfɪl
overfulfill
ˌəʊvəfʊlˈfɪl
refill
riːˈfɪl
underfulfil
ˌʌndəfʊlˈfɪl
upfill
ʌpˈfɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERFILL

overfastidious
overfat
overfatigue
overfavor
overfear
overfed
overfeed
overfeeding
overfertilise
overfertilize
overfine
overfineness
overfinished
overfish
overfishing
overfit
overflew
overflight
overflood
overflourish

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERFILL

back and fill
bill
fibrefill
fit the bill
free-will
grill
hill
ill
indie landfill
kill
mill
one´s fill
over the hill
run of the mill
skill
still
till
what you will
will
with a will

Synonyms and antonyms of overfill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overfill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERFILL

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

Translator English - Chinese

过满
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobrellenado
570 millions of speakers

English

overfill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उमड़ाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فعم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переполнения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transbordo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overfill
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déborder
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überfüllen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オーバーフィル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과충전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overfill
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overfill
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிரம்பி வழிந்து விடும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिप्रमाणात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fazla doldurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

troppo-pieno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepełnieniem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переповнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supraîncărcare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερπλήρωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vol vul
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överfyllnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overfyllings
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overfill

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERFILL»

The term «overfill» is regularly used and occupies the 55.857 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of overfill
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERFILL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overfill» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overfill» 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 overfill

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERFILL»

Discover the use of overfill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overfill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
If total plasma volume and PRA are reliable indices of arterial circulatory integrity, these data constitute powerful arguments for the overfill theory of edema formation in some patients with nephrotic syndrome. In contrast to this study, in which ...
Robert W. Schrier, 2007
2
Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communication: A Practical ...
Unfortunately, there is not a simple relationship between the industry specified overfill launch measured bandwidths of the fiber and the effective bandwidth due to DMD. The radial overfill launch method was developed as a way to establish ...
Casimer DeCusatis, 2011
3
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
§39.20-7 Tankship liquid overfill protection—T/ALL. (a) Each cargo tank of a tankship must be equipped with an intrinsically safe high level alarm and a tank overfill alarm. (b) The high level alarm and tank overfill alarm required by paragraph ...
‎2003
4
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(c) The high level alarm required by paragraph (a) of this section must: (1) Alarm before the tank overfill alarm, but no lower than 95 percent of tank capacity; (2) Be identified with the legend "High Level Alarm" in black letters at least 50 ...
‎2004
5
U.S. Coast Guard, DOT (Parts 1 - 40)
§39.20-7 Tankship liquid overfill protection— T/ALL. (a) Each cargo tank of a tankship must be equipped with an intrinsically safe high level alarm and a tank overfill alarm. (b) The high level alarm and tank overfill alarm required by paragraph ...
Griffes
6
Code of Federal Regulations
154.812 Facility requirements for vessel liquid overfill protection. (a) Each facility which receives cargo vapor from a tank barge which is fitted with overfill protection in accordance with 46 CFR 39.20-9(a) as its only means of overfill protection ...
‎2009
7
Code of Federal Regulations Title 46, Shipping Parts 1-40, ...
permanently marked on the indicating device; and (3) Is visible from all cargo control areas on the tank barge. §39.20-7 Tankship liquid overfill protection— T/ ALL. (a) Each cargo tank of a tankship must be equipped with an intrinsically safe  ...
‎2010
8
Concepts in Sterile Preparations and Aseptic Technique
Product Overfill Volume Sterile products supplied from the manufacture typically contain a small amount overfill volume, above that of the labeled volume. The volume of overfill varies between manufacturers as well as between products and  ...
Assistant Professor Adult Medicine Division & Residency Program Director
9
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation (Parts 125 - 199)
154.812 Facility requirements for vessel liquid overfill protection. (a) Each facility which receives cargo vapor from a tank barge which is fitted with overfill protection in accordance with 46 CFR 39.20-9(a) as its only means of overfill protection ...
Griffes
10
Environmental Administrative Decisions: Decisions of the ...
ALI' s Findings and Euclid' s Challenges Euclid stipulated that the tanks involved in the overfill protection charges were equipped with overfill protection in the form of “ball float check valves,”'28 “float activated drop tube overfill valves,”129 ...
United States. Environmental Protection Agency, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERFILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overfill is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Titan Logix Corp. Reports Fiscal 2015 Third Quarter Financial Results
The Company's products include Guided Wave Radar (GWR) gauges for level measurement and overfill prevention (particularly for use in ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
EPA finalizes 2015 revisions to the 1988 RCRA underground …
Effective immediately, EPA eliminated flow restrictors in vent lines as an option for owners and operators to meet the overfill prevention ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
3
More Pluto Mountains, This Time With Craters
Were some objects more abundant in methane than others, or did something happen over millions of years to rob (or overfill) methane (or ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Gulf Coast Asphalt agrees to $1.7 million payout for 2011 oil spill
“The discharge was caused by an overfill of oil during a tank-to-tank transfer when employees pumped oil into the receiving tank under ... «Lagniappe, Jul 15»
5
Water levels lower, drought worsens in Aiken County
Take short showers and do not overfill bathtubs. • Turn water off and on as needed when shaving, brushing teeth, or hand washing clothes and ... «Aiken Standard, Jul 15»
6
The DIY car maintenance you can't ignore
The level should be just below the maximum mark, but it's vital you don't overfill. Replace the dipstick and screw the oil cap back on tightly. «CarBuyer, Jul 15»
7
Enjoy western weekend at 70th annual Long Beach Rodeo
Come back for breakfast Sunday morning, and watch the slack (where overfill contestants run their performances). The Sunday show starts ... «Coast Weekend, Jul 15»
8
Drop the Weight with Ej: Six No-Cost & No-Fail Principles For a …
Think of it this way, you won't overfill your fuel tank, so why overfill your body? I'll be honest that this is one of the most difficult principles to put ... «Bella Naija, Jul 15»
9
Hypermiler's fuel-saving tips that you may not like
He doesn't draft trucks, overfill tyres or strip weight out of the car. For the record cross-country trip, the two men carried about 68 kilograms of ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
Commissioners: No interest in removing Alamance County …
With more than a dozen people signed up to speak and a packed chamber and overfill room, Alamance County Commissioners Chairman Dan ... «WXII The Triad, Jul 15»

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