Overload — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power

an excessive burden

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚlˈoʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəlˈəʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəlˈəʊd/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚlˈoʊd/.

Examples

The aerator overloaded
Fear clogged her mind
The story was clogged with too many details

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surcharge overcharge clog overburden

Parts of Speech

noun	an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
noun	an excessive burden
verb	become overloaded “The aerator overloaded”
verb	fill to excess so that function is impaired “Fear clogged her mind”
verb	place too much a load on “don't overload the car”

Word Forms

overload	verb	place too much a load on
overburden	verb	load with excessive weight
overload	noun	an excessive burden
clog	noun	any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überlast

eine elektrische Last, die die verfügbare elektrische Leistung übersteigt

🇫🇷French

surcharge

une charge électrique qui dépasse la puissance électrique disponible

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrecarga

una carga eléctrica que excede la potencia eléctrica disponible

🇮🇹Italian

sovraccarico

un carico elettrico che supera la potenza elettrica disponibile

🇳🇱Dutch

overbelasting

een elektrische belasting die het beschikbare elektrische vermogen overschrijdt

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobrecarga

uma carga elétrica que excede a energia elétrica disponível

🇷🇺Russian

перегрузка

электрическая нагрузка, превышающая доступную электрическую мощность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिभार

एक विद्युत भार जो उपलब्ध विद्युत शक्ति से अधिक है

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভারলোড

একটি বৈদ্যুতিক লোড যা উপলব্ধ বৈদ্যুতিক শক্তিকে ছাড়িয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிக சுமை

கிடைக்கக்கூடிய மின்சாரத்தை விட அதிகமான மின் சுமை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓవర్లోడ్

అందుబాటులో ఉన్న విద్యుత్ శక్తిని మించిన విద్యుత్ లోడ్

🇮🇳Marathi

ओव्हरलोड

एक विद्युत भार जो उपलब्ध विद्युत शक्तीपेक्षा जास्त आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરલોડ

વિદ્યુત લોડ જે ઉપલબ્ધ વિદ્યુત શક્તિ કરતાં વધી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓವರ್ಲೋಡ್

ಲಭ್ಯವಿರುವ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಮೀರಿದ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಹೊರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓവർലോഡ്

ലഭ്യമായ വൈദ്യുത ശക്തിയെ കവിയുന്ന ഒരു വൈദ്യുത ലോഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਲੋਡ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦਾ ਲੋਡ ਜੋ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوورلوڈ

ایک برقی بوجھ جو دستیاب برقی طاقت سے زیادہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超载

超过可用电力的电力负载

🇯🇵Japanese

過負荷

利用可能な電力を超える電気負荷

🇰🇷Korean

초과 적재

사용 가능한 전력을 초과하는 전기 부하

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá tải

một tải điện vượt quá năng lượng điện có sẵn

🇹🇭Thai

โอเวอร์โหลด

โหลดไฟฟ้าที่เกินกำลังไฟฟ้าที่มีอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelebihan muatan

beban listrik yang melebihi daya listrik yang tersedia

🇵🇭Filipino

labis na karga

isang kargang elektrikal na lumampas sa magagamit na kapangyarihang elektrikal

🇲🇾Malay

terlebih beban

beban elektrik yang melebihi kuasa elektrik yang ada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الزائد

حمل كهربائي يتجاوز الطاقة الكهربائية المتاحة

🇮🇷Persian

اضافه بار

بار الکتریکی که بیش از توان الکتریکی موجود است

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı yük

mevcut elektrik gücünü aşan bir elektrik yükü

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַעֲמִיס יוֹתֵר מִדַי

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