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Definition of superheat
transitive verb
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
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Big guns like the Hubble Space Telescope could be enlisted to investigate further if astronomers find a dark stain left behind on Jupiter’s cloud tops—a sign of soot produced as the atmosphere superheated during the explosion.
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First Known Use of superheat
1849
noun
su·per·heat
\ˈsü-pər-ˌhēt, ˌsü-pər-ˈ\
Definition of superheat
: the extra heat imparted to a vapor in superheating it from a dry and saturated condition; also : the corresponding rise of temperature
First Known Use of superheat
1852
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