foreheat
foreheat verb: synonym of preheat (“heat in advance”).
Verb
foreheat (third-person singular simple present foreheats, present participle foreheating, simple past and past participle foreheated)
- Synonym of preheat (“heat in advance”).
- The most recent development in this line is the combination of a foreheating apparatus employing oxygen and hydrogen, with a cutting jet of pure oxygen playing on the surface previously made red hot by this oxyhydrogen jet.1908, American Machinist, Volume 31, Part 1 - Page 320
- The photograph shows the special connections on the first heater section, whereby the milk is foreheated for the clarifier.1920, The Milk Dealer - Volume 10 - Page 45
- Synonyms:
- preheat
Synonyms of foreheat
Forms of foreheat
| third-person singular present | foreheats |
|---|---|
| present participle | foreheating |
| past participle | foreheated |
| past | foreheated |
Origin of foreheat
From fore- + heat.
Words formed from foreheat
Questions about foreheat
- What does foreheat mean?
- Foreheat means synonym of preheat (“heat in advance”).
- What part of speech is foreheat?
- Foreheat is a verb.
- What is the past tense of foreheat?
- The past tense of foreheat is foreheated.
Words near foreheat in the dictionary
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