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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Superheat

· Su·per·heat · IPA
01 v. t. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.
imp. & p. p. Superheated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superheating
  1. 1.
    To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.
  2. 2.
    To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas.(Steam Engine)
  3. 3.
    To heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without converting it into vapor.
02 n. The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.
  1. 1.
    The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.