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Definition of superheating - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
physicsTECH. heating a liquid above its boiling pointTECH.
- Superheating can cause a liquid to explode.
2.
vapor heatingTECH. heating a vapor above its saturation pointTECH.
- Superheating steam increases its energy efficiency.
Adjective
1.
overheatingRare heated excessively or too muchRare
- The superheating engine parts caused a malfunction.
2.
physicsTECH. relating to heating beyond boiling pointTECH.
- Superheating water can be dangerous if not handled properly.
Origin of superheating
Latin, super (above) + calefacere (to heat)
Examples of superheating in a sentence
The process of superheating is used in some experiments. The process of superheating can prevent condensation in turbines. Superheating is crucial in the Rankine cycle for efficiency. The superheating oven burned the cookies. Superheating the liquid caused it to evaporate quickly. Superheating steam is used in power plants.
The experiment involved superheating the liquid.
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- French:surchauffe, surchauffé, ...
- German:Überhitzung, überhitzt, ...
- Italian:surriscaldamento, surriscaldato, ...
- Spanish:sobrecalentamiento, sobrecalentado, ...
- Portuguese:superaquecimento, sobreaquecido, ...
- Chinese:过热, 过热的, ...
- Japanese:過熱, 過熱した, ...
- Arabic:تسخين مفرط, مُسَخَّن بِشِدَّة, ...
- Hebrew:חִימּוּם יֶתֶר, מְחֻמָּם יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּדָּה, ...
- Russian:перегрев, перегретый, ...
- Ukrainian:надмірне нагрівання, перегрітий, ...
- Hindi:अतिउष्मन, अत्यधिक गर्म, ...
Definition of superheat - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
thermodynamicsTECH. temperature of vapor above its saturation pointTECH.
- The superheat of the steam was carefully monitored.
2.
temperature increaseTECH. the process of heating a liquid above its boiling pointTECH.
- Superheat can cause the liquid to evaporate quickly.
Verb
1.
thermodynamicsTECH. heat a substance above its boiling point without it becoming a gasTECH.
- To superheat the liquid, we carefully controlled the pressure in the chamber..
2.
steam boostTECH. heat a vapor above its saturation pointTECH.
- Engineers often superheat steam in power plants.
Origin of superheat
Latin, super (above) + English, heat (to make hot)
Examples of superheat in a sentence
The system's safety depends on controlling the superheat levels. The engineer calculated the superheat needed for the process. Superheat levels must be monitored in the system. The scientists needed to superheat the sample for the experiment. We used a microwave to superheat the water. Technicians superheat the gas to improve efficiency.
To achieve the desired results, they superheat the mixture.
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- French:surchauffe, surchauffer, ...
- German:Überhitzung, überhitzen, ...
- Italian:surriscaldamento, surriscaldare, ...
- Spanish:supercalentamiento, supercalentar, ...
- Portuguese:superaquecimento, superaquecer, ...
- Chinese:过热度, 加热, ...
- Japanese:過熱, 過熱する, ...
- Arabic:فَوْقُ التَّشَبُّع, سَخَّنَ فَوْقَ نُقْطَةِ الغَلَيَان, ...
- Hebrew:חֹם יֶתֶר, לְחַמֵּם בְּאוֹפֶן יִתֵּרִי מִבְּלִי לְאַדוֹת, ...
- Russian:перегрев, перегревать, ...
- Ukrainian:перегрів, перегріти, ...
- Hindi:अधिक ताप, अत्यधिक गर्म करना, ...
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