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ALL meanings of superheat

su·per·heat
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  • 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
  • verb superheat to heat (a liquid) to a temperature above its boiling point without boiling occurring 0
  • verb superheat to heat excessively; overheat 0
  • verb transitive superheat overheat 0
  • verb transitive superheat to heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without vaporizing it 0
  • verb transitive superheat to heat (steam not in contact with water) beyond its saturation point, so that a drop in temperature will not cause reconversion to water 0
  • noun superheat the number of degrees by which the temperature of superheated steam exceeds the temperature of the steam at its saturation point 0
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