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Superheat

Suˊper-heat′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Superheated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Superheating
.]
1.
To heat too much, to overheat;
as, to
superheat
an oven
.
2.
(Steam Engine)
To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas.

Su′per-heatˊ

,
Noun.
The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.

Definition 2025

superheat

superheat

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Verb

superheat ‎(third-person singular simple present superheats, present participle superheating, simple past and past participle superheated)

  1. To heat a liquid above its boiling point
  2. To heat a vapour above its saturation point
  3. To heat too much, to overheat.
    to superheat an oven

Derived terms

  • superheatable

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