superheated; superheating; superheats
Definition of superheat
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to heat (a vapor not in contact with its own liquid) so as to cause to remain free from suspended liquid droplets
superheated steam
2
: to heat (a liquid) above the boiling point without converting into vapor
superheat
nounDefinition of superheat (Entry 2 of 2)
: the extra heat imparted to a vapor in superheating it from a dry and saturated condition
also
: the corresponding rise of temperature
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The first known use of superheat was in 1849
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