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单词 overcorrect
释义

overcorrect

/ˌəʊvəkəˈrɛkt/
verb
1 [with object] Optics. To correct (a lens or sight defect) so that there is an aberration opposite to that of the uncorrected lens or defect; specifically to correct for chromatic aberration to such an extent that violet light is focused beyond red light.
2 [with object] To make an excessive correction to; to correct (an error, etc.) in excess of that required, so as to cause error in the opposite direction.
3 [no object] To correct excessively; to make too great a correction for an error, etc., so as to cause error in the opposite direction; to overcompensate.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Peter Barlow (1776–1862), mathematician and physicist. From over- + correct.

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