Overheating may refer to: *

Overheating (economics) Overheating of an economy occurs when its productive capacity is unable to keep pace with growing aggregate demand. It is generally characterised by a below-average rate of economic growth, where growth is occurring at an unsustainable rate. Bo ...

, a rapid, very big growth of production that is thought to have a negative influence *

Overheating (electricity) Overheating is a phenomenon of rising temperatures in an electrical circuit. Overheating causes damage to the circuit components and can cause fire, explosion, and injury. Damage caused by overheating is usually irreversible; the only way to repai ...

, unexpected rise of temperature in a portion of electrical circuit, that can cause harm to the circuit, and accidents * Overheating (combinatorial game theory), an operation on combinatorial games that approximately reverses the effect of chilling *

Hyperthermia Hyperthermia, also known simply as overheating, is a condition in which an individual's body temperature is elevated beyond normal due to failed thermoregulation. The person's body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates. When extreme ...

, also called sunstroke, an elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation *

Thermal shock Thermal shock is a type of rapidly transient mechanical load. By definition, it is a mechanical load caused by a rapid change of temperature of a certain point. It can be also extended to the case of a thermal gradient, which makes different par ...

, the overheating of a device leading to reduced efficiency, damage or even destruction

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