superheat
superheat · superheats · superheated · superheating
To heat a liquid above its boiling pointTo heat a liquid above its boiling point
» Steam is water changed to a gaseous form by the application of heat. It may be saturated, superheated, dry or wet.
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3 sensesTo heat a liquid above its boiling point
To heat a vapour above its saturation point
To heat too much, to overheat.
to superheat an oven
Examples
1 sentencesSteam is water changed to a gaseous form by the application of heat. It may be saturated, superheated, dry or wet.
Forms
superheats, superheating, superheated, superheated| Base form | superheat · to superheat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | superheats |
| Present participle | superheating |
| Past simple | superheated |
| Past participle | superheated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.