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su·per·heat
superheat
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- pronunciation:
- su
pr
hit
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su
pr
hit
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
part of speech: |
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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