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Superheat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To heat excessively; overheat.

v. To heat (steam or other vapor not in contact with its own liquid) beyond its saturation point at a given pressure.

v. To heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without causing vaporization.

n. The amount by which a vapor is superheated.

n. The heat imparted during the process of superheating.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To heat a liquid above its boiling point

v. To heat a vapour above its saturation point

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To heat too much, to overheat.

v. To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas.

v. To heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without converting it into vapor.

n. The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To heat to an extreme degree or to a very high temperature; specifically, to heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas.

n. Excess of temperature of a vapor above the temperature at which it is saturated.

Word Usage

"The steam will still be superheated but maybe 580 PSIG at 575F superheat which is about 1288-13. 2."

Verb Form

superheated superheating

Form

superheated superheating superheatable

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