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preheater

preheater noun: an engineering device that preheats a material prior to some other process.

Noun

preheater (plural preheaters)

  1. An engineering device that preheats a material prior to some other process.
    • A Stone-Vapor "Watchman" oil-fired preheater raises the cooling water temperature to an optimum figure before the high-speed engine is started and thus minimises engine wear.1961 July, “The Hymek Type 3 diesel locomotive for the Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 437

Forms of preheater

pluralpreheaters

Origin of preheater

From preheat + -er.

Questions about preheater

What does preheater mean?
Preheater means an engineering device that preheats a material prior to some other process.
What part of speech is preheater?
Preheater is a noun.
What is the plural of preheater?
The plural of preheater is preheaters.

Words near preheater in the dictionary

  1. prehealth
  2. prehearing
  3. preheat
  4. preheatable
  5. preheated
  6. preheater
  7. preheaters
  8. preheating
  9. preheats
  10. Preheim
  11. prehellenic

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