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underloaded, a.
(stress variable)
[under-1 10 a, after overloaded.]
Not loaded or burdened to capacity; spec. in Geomorphol. of a stream: carrying less than the maximum amount of sediment for the given conditions, and eroding its bed.
1898I. C. Russell River Development iv. 68 But if the bottom current is underloaded, the material is carried slowly forward. 1942O. D. von Engeln Geomorphol. xii. 234 A stream may be underloaded in which case it will ordinarily be downcutting, or it may be loaded to capacity. 1964K. G. Lockyer Introd. Critical Path Analysis viii. 70 When too much work is required of a work source, the work source is said to be Overloaded, whilst if too little is needed it is said to be Underloaded. 1970R. J. Small Study of Landforms ii. 57 At some times streams erode vertically (because they are underloaded), at others they erode laterally (because they are graded), and at others they deposit (when they change from a graded to an overloaded condition).
Hence ˈunderload, an occurrence or state of being incompletely loaded.
1964K. G. Lockyer Introd. Critical Path Analysis viii. 76 With experience, a great facility is obtained in viewing a histogram and..assessing whether a ‘peak’ (i.e. an overload) can be toppled into a ‘valley’ (i.e. an under⁓load) in order to ‘smooth out’ the loading. 1971Cabinet Maker & Retail Furnisher 24 Sept. 535/1 Unless the home market improves..APV could have..an underload position in some of their factories. 1981N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Feb. 12/2 Conservatives are foolishly worrying about lithosphere underload. |