superheat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  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.
noun
  1. The excess of temperature of a vapour above its temperature of saturation.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superheat.wav

Word forms

superheat superheats superheating superheated

Etymology

From super- + heat.

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