SUPERHEAT


Meaning of SUPERHEAT in English

I. “+ transitive verb

Etymology: super- + heat, v.

1.

a. : to heat (a liquid) above the boiling point without converting into vapor

b. : 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.

a. : to heat very much ; especially : overheat

unbuttoned his coat … to cool his superheated blood — Josephine Pinckney

b. : to excite, intensify, or exaggerate excessively

II. ˈsüpə(r)+ˌ- noun

Etymology: super- + heat, n.

1. : the extra heat imparted to a vapor in superheating it from a dry and saturated condition ; also : the corresponding rise of temperature

2. : the difference in temperature between the lifting gas inside a balloon envelope and the outside air

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.