overcurrent

[oh-ver-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-]

o·ver·cur·rent

[oh-ver-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-]
noun Electricity.
a current of a magnitude that is greater than a limiting value, as the value at which a fuse melts.

Origin:
1930–35; over- + current
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Overcurrent is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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