Plural of overshoot
regular plural
The plural of overshoot is overshoots.
Forms of overshoot
| Singular | overshoot /ˈəʊ.və.ʃuːt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | overshoots |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Overshoots in a sentence
- The amount a letter overshoots is based on the design, but your eye shouldn’t notice it.2019, Reece Patton, Formatting for Print
- The ‘cultural turn’ which is even otherwise unjustifiable because it both misshoots and overshoots the target, as I will try to argue, makes matters worse for TS.2005, P.P Giridhar, Translatology: Interrogative Translatology: Interrogative Musings on the Grid. From the entry misshoot
Meaning of overshoot
- noun The amount by which something goes too far.
- noun The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
- noun The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent.
Questions about the plural of overshoot
- What is the plural of overshoot?
- The plural of overshoot is overshoots.
- Is overshoot countable?
- Overshoot is a countable and uncountable noun.
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