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underload

/ˌʌndəˈləʊd/

/ˌʌndərˈloʊd/

Translations

underloadnoun

underloads

The factory was experiencing an underload due to decreased demand for its products.

L’usine connaissait une sous-charge en raison de la baisse de la demande pour ses produits.

underloadverb

underloaded

Past Simple

underloaded

Past Participle

underloading

Gerund

/ˌʌndəˈləʊd/

/ˌʌndərˈloʊd/

The manager decided to underload the new employee to ensure they were not overwhelmed during their first week.

Le responsable a décidé de sous-charger le nouvel employé afin de s’assurer qu’il ne soit pas submergé pendant sa première semaine.

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underloadadjective

/ˌʌn.dəˈləʊd/

/ˌʌn.dɚˈloʊd/

Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., "underload protection".

en sous-chargeSe dit d’un fonctionnement ou d’un régime inférieur à la charge normale ou nominale.

An underload condition may be just as damaging to the engine as an overload.

Une condition en sous-charge peut être tout aussi dommageable pour le moteur qu’une surcharge.

underloadnoun

A condition in which a system, machine, or person is operating below its capacity or potential.

The factory was experiencing an underload due to decreased demand for its products.

A situation where the workload is insufficient to keep a person or machine fully occupied.

The underload at work left the employees with too much free time during their shifts.

underloadverb

To assign less work or fewer tasks to someone than they are capable of handling.

The manager decided to underload the new employee to ensure they were not overwhelmed during their first week.

To place or leave a machine, circuit, or system with less load than it is designed or expected to carry.

Running the pump without enough fluid can underload the motor and cause vibration.

underloadadjective

Relating to or characteristic of operating below normal or rated load.

An underload condition may be just as damaging to the engine as an overload.