overall


Definition: Meaning of, overall in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈəʊvərɔːl /

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  1. considering or including everything
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  1. considering or including everything
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  2. [sentence adverb] generally
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overall overalls
  1. [countable] British English a loose-fitting piece of clothing like a coat, that is worn over clothes to protect them
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  2. overalls [plural] American English heavy cotton trousers with a piece covering your chest, held up by pieces of cloth that go over your shoulders [=  dungarees British English]
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  3. overalls [plural] British English a piece of clothing like a shirt and trousers in one piece that is worn over other clothes to protect them [=  coveralls American English]
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overall used in phrases

  • overall heat transfer coefficient (noun)
    1. a measure of how well a building element transfers heat, with smaller values corresponding to better insulation and hence less heat loss; it is the rate of energy loss per unit area per degree difference in temperature, and is equal to the inverse of the R value
  • overall majority (noun)
    1. more votes than all the other political parties together
    2. the difference between the number of votes gained by the winning party and the total votes gained by all the other parties
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