superheated
superheated is the simple past and past participle of superheat.
Adjective
superheated (comparative more superheated, superlative most superheated)
- heated above the critical point
- Heated above the boiling point
- The only through-draught came from the two Dorade ventilators in the heads compartment but by the time the air from them reached us on our bunks it felt superheated.2004, Ben Pester, Through the Land of Fire: Fifty-Six South, page 231
- exceedingly intense or emotional
- These hyperliterary historical misshifts centered in the superheated technological and cultural engine of the US-centric English-speaking imperium.2009, Francisco J. Ricardo, Literary Art in Digital Performance, page 182
Meaning of superheat
Verb
superheat (third-person singular simple present superheats, present participle superheating, simple past and past participle superheated)
- To 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
Antonyms of superheated
Forms of superheated
| comparative | more superheated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most superheated |
Questions about superheated
- What does superheated mean?
- Superheated means heated above the critical point.
- What is superheated the simple past and past participle of?
- Superheated is the simple past and past participle of superheat.
- What part of speech is superheated?
- Superheated is an adjective.
Words near superheated in the dictionary
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