overshoot
noun
- a signal or function exceeding its target
- a phase of flight wherein a landing approach of an aircraft is not continued to touchdown
verb
- aim too far, exceed
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.və.ʃuːt/ / /ˈoʊ.vɚˌʃut/ / /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃuːt/ / /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃut/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English overshoten, oversheten (“to shoot beyond, shoot past, pour down from above”), perhaps continuing Old English ofersċēotan (“to shoot down”), equivalent to over- + shoot.
- The amount by which something goes too far.
“Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.”
- The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
“With appropriate choice and action such uncontrolled decline could be avoided; overshoot could instead be resolved by a conscious effort to reduce humanity's demand on the planet.”
“Population overshoot is therefore unlikely to yield to management. Rather, the usual suspects will enter the scene and do their thing: starvation, disease, […] violence […] [and] death […].”
- The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent.
“The portion resting beyond the capline or baseline is called overshoot.”
“The bowl of the D and the O are usually not identical, as most D forms do not have overshoot or undershoot.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English overshoten, oversheten (“to shoot beyond, shoot past, pour down from above”), perhaps continuing Old English ofersċēotan (“to shoot down”), equivalent to over- + shoot.
- To go past something; 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.”
“As a result of the accident at Southend Airport when a Hermes aircraft overshot the runway and fouled the down Shenfield to Southend Victoria line between Rochford and Prittlewell, the Eastern Region is considering warning arrangements, which have already been provided on some lines running past aerodromes.”
- To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
“not to overshoot his game”
- To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
- To exceed.
“to overshoot the truth”
“That fire abated that impells rash youth, Proud of his speed to overshoot the truth,”
- To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).
- To record too much photographic footage.