verb🔗ShareTo heat a liquid above its boiling point"The microwave instructions warned that if I heated the water for too long, I might superheat it and cause it to explode when I added the tea bag. "physicsenergysciencetechnicalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo heat a vapour above its saturation point"The engineer superheated the steam to increase the efficiency of the power plant turbine. "physicsenergytechnicalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo heat too much, to overheat."to superheat an oven"energyphysicstechnologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHeated above the critical point"The steam from the pressure cooker was superheated, making the kitchen feel unusually hot. "energyphysicstechnicalmaterialscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHeated above the boiling point"The laboratory equipment contained superheated water, which could cause severe burns if spilled. "energyphysicssciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExceedingly intense or emotional"After the argument, the room was filled with a superheated tension that no one dared to break. "emotionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading