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superheat |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Superheat \Su`per*heat"\, v. t. To heat a liquid above its boiling point without converting it into vapor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Superheat \Su"per*heat`\, n. The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it
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