'Superheated' definitions:
Definition of 'Superheated'
From: GCIDE
- Superheat \Su`per*heat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superheated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superheating.]
- 1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Steam Engine) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without converting it into vapor. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Superheated'
From: GCIDE
- Superheated \Su"per*heat`ed\ heated to a temperature above the boiling point at the ambient pressure; -- said of liquids. In such an unstable condition, a small disturbance of the liquid can cause a rapid and sometimes violent ebullition of vapor. [PJC]