Superheat
Pronunciation : Su`per*heat"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.
2. (Steam Engine)
Defn: To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas.
t. [imp. & p. p. Superheated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superheating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Su"per*heat`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913