Superheated

adj, verb

adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of superheat form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    heated above the critical point
  2. 2
    Heated above the boiling point

    "The only through-draught came from the two Dorade ventilators in the heads compartment but by the time the air from them reached us on our bunks it felt superheated."

  3. 3
    exceedingly intense or emotional figuratively

    "These hyperliterary historical misshifts centered in the superheated technological and cultural engine of the US-centric English-speaking imperium."

Synonyms

All synonyms
heatedhotoverheatedwarmed over

Example

More examples

"Steam is water changed to a gaseous form by the application of heat. It may be saturated, superheated, dry or wet."

Related phrases

boiling pointcritical point

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