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su·per·heat
 superheat
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- pronunciation:
- su
p
 r
hit
[or]
su
pr
hit
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
superheats, superheating, superheated |
| definition 1: |
to heat (a liquid) to a temperature above its boiling point without causing vaporization.
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| definition 2: |
to heat (a vapor or gas) to such a high temperature that a decrease in temperature or increase in pressure will not result in conversion to liquid.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the temperature difference, in degrees, between the saturation point of steam and the point at which it is superheated.
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