- (v.t.) To heat a liquid above its boiling point without converting it into vapor.
- (v.t.) To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.
- (v.t.) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas.
- (n.) The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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