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su⋅per⋅heat

  [n. soo-per-heet; v. soo-per-heet]
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–noun
1. the state of being superheated.
2. the amount of superheating.
–verb (used with object)
3. to heat to an extreme degree or to a very high temperature.
4. to heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without the formation of bubbles of vapor.
5. to heat (a gas, as steam not in contact with water) to such a degree that its temperature may be lowered or its pressure increased without the conversion of any of the gas into liquid.
Origin:
1855–60; super- + heat

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅heat⋅er, noun
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su·per·heat   (sōō'pər-hēt')   
tr.v.   su·per·heat·ed, su·per·heat·ing, su·per·heats

  1. To heat excessively; overheat.

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

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

n.   (sōō'pər-hēt')

  1. The amount by which a vapor is superheated.

  2. The heat imparted during the process of superheating.

su'per·heat'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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