underfilling
Not enough inside
Underfilling is putting less than the expected or required amount into a container or space.
A manufacturer underfilling bottles gives customers less product than labeled.
In dentistry, underfilling a cavity leaves gaps that can cause problems.
The company was fined for systematically underfilling cereal boxes.
Deficient supply of necessities
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
deficit · underage · scarcity · paucity · dearth · lacking · below capacity · meager
Empty space within
- voidWithout legal effect
- injection moldingManufacturing via pressurized cavities
- moldForm-giving container
- porosityVoid space density
shrinkage · resin · gate · runner · viscosity · tooling · cycle time · ejection
Mental state or capacity
- ullageUnfilled container volume
- empty spaceArea devoid of contents
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- bottleContainer for liquids
Made of distinct parts
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- restorationReturning something to condition
- bondingForming close connections
- resinViscous plant secretion
curing · margin · retention · decay · sensitivity · polymerization · adhesive · liner
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
insufficiency · deficit · underage · scarcity · paucity · dearth · lacking · below capacity · meager · scant
cavity
Empty space within
- voidWithout legal effect
- injection moldingManufacturing via pressurized cavities
- moldForm-giving container
porosity · shrinkage · resin · gate · runner · viscosity · tooling · cycle time · ejection
headspace
Mental state or capacity
- ullageUnfilled container volume
- empty spaceArea devoid of contents
- packagingProtective product enclosure
composite
Made of distinct parts
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- restorationReturning something to condition
- bondingForming close connections
resin · curing · margin · retention · decay · sensitivity · polymerization · adhesive · liner · base
- craft flawscracks, tears, holes, stains, gaps
- Food Storage Problemsfreezer burn, mold growth, wrong temperature, spoilage, broken seal
- laundry problemsstains, fading, wrinkles, lint, holes
- Coffee mistakesbitter coffee, burnt coffee, wrong dose, sour taste
underfillingoverfilling
Exceeding container capacity
overstuffing · overloading · topping off · maxing out · brimming
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