Overcurrent
[oh-ver-kur-uh nt, -kuhr-] /ˈoʊ vərˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr-/
noun, Electricity.
1.
a of a magnitude that is greater than a limiting value, as the value at which a fuse melts.
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