superheat (third-person singular simple present superheats, present participle superheating, simple past and past participle superheated)
To heat a liquid above its boiling point
To heat a vapour above its saturation point
To heat too much, to overheat.
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Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*heat", v. 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)
Definition: To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas.
Su"per*heat`, n.
Definition: The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
