See Also: overcorrect(dictionary)

overcorrect (iou)



overcorrect verb. E19.
[from OVER- + CORRECT verb.]
verb trans. Correct (a lens) so that there is an aberration opposite to that of the uncorrected lens; spec. correct for chromatic aberration to such an extent that violet light is focused beyond red light. E19.
verb trans. & intrans. Make an excessive correction to or in (a thing); correct (a person) too frequently. M20.
overco'rrection noun (an) excessive correction; (a) correction which results in error in the opposite direction; Linguistics (a) hypercorrection: L19.