overspray
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (noun) /ˈoʊvə(ɹ)ˌspɹeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - IPA(key): (verb) /ˌoʊvə(ɹ)ˈspɹeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
overspray (plural oversprays)
- In spray painting, the spray that goes outside the area being painted (necessary to ensure coverage at the edge).
Derived terms
Verb
overspray (third-person singular simple present oversprays, present participle overspraying, simple past and past participle oversprayed)
- To produce overspray when spray painting.