Definitions for overshoot
ˌoʊ vərˈʃutover·shoot

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overshoot, wave-off, go-aroundverb

   an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

2. overshootverb

   shoot beyond or over (a target)

3. overshootverb

   aim too high

   "The plan overshoots its aim"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overshootverb

   Hence: To go beyond an intended point or limit; as, to overshoot the runway in landing an airplane; to overshoot the endpoint in a titration.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overshootnoun

   The amount by which something goes too far.

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

2. overshootnoun

   When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.

3. overshootverb

   To go too far.

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

4. overshootverb

   To shoot too far.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Overshootverb

   1. To shoot beyond the mark.

   Every inordinate appetite defeats its own satisfaction, by over-shooting the mark it aims at. John Tillotson.

   2. [With the reciprocal pronoun.] To venture too far; to assert too much.

   Leave it to themselves to consider, whether they have in this point or not over-shot themselves; which God doth know is quickly done, even when our meaning is most sincere. Richard Hooker, b. ii. s. 8.

   In finding fault with the laws I doubt me, you shall much over-shoot yourself, and make me the more dislike your other dislikes of that government. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   For any thing that I can learn of them, you have over-shot yourself in reckoning. John Whitgift.

2. To Overshootverb

   To fly beyond the mark.

   Etymology: over and shoot.

   Often it drops, or over-shoots by the disproportions of distance or application. Jeremy Collier, on Human Reason.

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1. overshoot

   Overshoot generally refers to the extent of exceeding a targeted goal or limit. In control systems, it is the occurrence of a process variable or system exceeding its intended or target value. In economics, it means surpassing a sustainable level of production or spending. In environmental science, it refers to exceeding the earth's capacity to sustainably support life. The specific meaning can vary depending on context, but overall, it involves surpassing a certain limit or threshold.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overshoot

   ō-vėr-shōōt′, v.t. to shoot over or beyond, as a mark: to pass swiftly over.—v.i. to shoot or fly beyond the mark.—adj. O′vershot, having the water falling on it from above, as a water-wheel: surpassed: fuddled.—Overshoot one's self, to venture too far, to overreach one's self.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overshoot

   To shoot beyond the mark.

Matched Categories

1. • Aim
   • Miss
   • Shoot

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of overshoot in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of overshoot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of overshoot in a Sentence

1. Kristin Watson:

   It’s important to be realistic, sometimes we overshoot. We’ll be like, ‘Let’s go on this six-mile hike’ and expect Roam to be an angel for a six-mile hike… Just know that there are probably going to be meltdowns in the process at some point.

2. Dan Ivascyn:

   We believe that corporate credit is fundamentally weak and could overshoot to the downside if the economy deteriorates.

3. Joe Capurso:

   So can further evidence that the FOMC’s outlook for inflation is shifting. In particular, analysts will look for signs that the FOMC is less confident the spike in inflation will be transitory, or that the FOMC’s tolerance for an inflation overshoot is waning.

4. Tom Browne:

   The greatest men sometimes overshoot themselves, but then their very mistakes are so many lessons of instruction.

5. Nick Karras:

   I definitely recommend smoking or vaping as you're learning how to use cannabis, because you can overshoot with edibles and have an uncomfortable experience.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=overshoot
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=overshoot
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overshoot
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=overshoot
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=overshoot
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html