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heating vs overheating

overheating vs heating

heating and overheating both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heating Yes No No No
overheating Yes No No No
As nouns, overheating is a hyponym of heating; that is, overheating is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heating:
  • heating: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
  • overheating: excessive heating
Other hyponyms of heating include boiling, global warming, induction heating, radiant heating, melt, melting, thaw, thawing.
heating (noun) overheating (noun)
utility to warm a building excessive heating
the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
Difference between heating and overheating

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