surriscaldamento

overheating

noun soor-rees-kahl-dah-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: Compound of sur- (over) + riscaldamento (heating).

Usage Note

Surriscaldamento refers to overheating in both physical/mechanical contexts (engine, component) and economic ones: surriscaldamento dell'economia (overheating of the economy). The verb is surriscaldare / surriscaldarsi. In climate discussions, surriscaldamento globale is used alongside riscaldamento globale for global warming.

Examples

"Il motore si è fermato per surriscaldamento."

Natural Translation

The engine stopped due to overheating.

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