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SUPERHEATS
Verb
superheats
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of superheat
Source: Wiktionary
SUPERHEAT
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.
SUPERHEAT
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
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