misname

misname Definition

mis·name (mis nām′)

transitive verb -·named′, -·nam′·ing

to give or apply an inappropriate name to

misname Synonyms

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

misname Usage Examples

Preposition: of

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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