superheat

su·per·heat

S s

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noun soo-per-heet; verb soo-per-heet]
- /noun ˈsu pərˌhit; verb ˌsu pərˈhit/
- /ˈsjuːpəhiːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun soo-per-heet; verb soo-per-heet]
- /noun ˈsu pərˌhit; verb ˌsu pərˈhit/

Definitions of superheat word

noun superheat the state of being superheated. 1
noun superheat the amount of superheating. 1
verb with object superheat to heat to an extreme degree or to a very high temperature. 1
verb with object superheat to heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without the formation of bubbles of vapor. 1
verb with object superheat to heat (a gas, as steam not in contact with water) to such a degree that its temperature may be lowered or its pressure increased without the conversion of any of the gas into liquid. 1
verb superheat to heat (a vapour, esp steam) to a temperature above its saturation point for a given pressure 0

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Origin of superheat

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; super- + heat

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Parts of speech for Superheat

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exclamation

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superheat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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