English

Verb

foreheat ‎(third-person singular simple present foreheats, present participle foreheating, simple past and past participle foreheated)

1. (transitive) To heat beforehand or in advance.
   • 1908, American Machinist - Volume 31, Part 1 - Page 320:

     The most recent development in this line is the combination of a foreheating apparatus employing oxygen and hydrogen, with a cutting jet of pure oxygen playing on the surface previously made red hot by this oxyhydrogen jet.

   • 1920, The Milk Dealer - Volume 10 - Page 45:

     The photograph shows the special connections on the first heater section, whereby the milk is foreheated for the clarifier.

Synonyms

• preheat

Derived terms

• foreheater