n. A component of a boiler system that heats the steam produced above its saturation temperature to prevent it condensing, and in case of a steam engine to improve its efficiency.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An apparatus for superheating steam.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In a steam-engine, a contrivance for increasing the temperature of the steam to the amount it would lose on its way from the boiler until exhausted from the cylinder.
Word Usage
"The still is heated directly with a coal or coke fire, and in this fire space is the superheater, which consists of a coil of pipes through which high pressure steam from the boiler is superheated."