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misname Definition

mis·name (mis nām)

transitive verb -·named, -·nam·ing

to give or apply an inappropriate name to

misname Synonyms

misname

v.

label incorrectly, miscall, mistitle, misterm, mislabel, misidentify, misdenominate, misstyle, misconstrue; see also mistake.

misname Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • defendant: No one was misled by the misnaming of the defendant.

Object

  • cycle: The result will be the converter power rating in Watts for 100 % duty factor, often misnamed duty cycle.

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: The odd thing with radiators is that they are actually somewhat misnamed.
  • slightly: Slightly misnamed because their objective appears to be to increase firework safety simply by banning consumer fireworks completely.
  • often: The result will be the converter power rating in Watts for 100 % duty factor, often misnamed duty cycle.
  • now: The -U ( uniqueness ) option is now misnamed as it actually controls truncation ( as of version 0.80 ).

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