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To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.

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  1. v. t. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.
  2. v. t. To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas.
  3. n. The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.
  4. 1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven. 2. (Steam Engine) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas. The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.
  5. To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until itresembles a perfect gas.
  6. 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.