underfiring

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌʌndəːˈfaɪəɹɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌndɚˈfaɪəɹɪŋ/, /ˌʌndɚˈfaɪɹɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Hyphenation: un‧der‧fir‧ing === Etymology 1 === From under- (prefix meaning ‘beneath; insufficient’) +‎ firing, or underfire +‎ -ing (suffix forming nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action). ==== Noun ==== underfiring (uncountable) Intentional operation of a boiler, furnace, oven, etc., at a low level. Antonym: overfiring The state of not burning fuel at the desired level, and thus not providing heat efficiently. Antonym: overfiring (also attributively) Heating from below. Antonym: overfiring (ceramics) The state of being insufficiently fired or underfired. Antonym: overfiring ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From underfire +‎ -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs). ==== Verb ==== underfiring present participle and gerund of underfire === Further reading === pottery firing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia