Steam is water changed to a gaseous form by the application of heat. It may be saturated, superheated, dry or wet.
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Superheated
Synonyms for "superheated" (4 found)
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10 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- tulinen adj (exceedingly intensive or emotional)
- tulistettu adj (above critical point)
- ylikriittinen adj (above critical point)
- ylikuuma adj (above boiling point)
German
1 entries- überhitzt adj (exceedingly intensive or emotional)
Portuguese
1 entries- superaquecido adj (above critical point)
Russian
2 entries- перегре́тый adj (above critical point)
- перегре́тый adj (above boiling point)
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Unlike Earth, the Sun doesn’t have a solid surface. But it does have a superheated atmosphere, made of solar material bound to the Sun by gravity and magnetic forces.
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The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere in February 2003 after debris punctured the orbiter's insulation, allowing superheated gases to penetrate its wing.
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Scientists think the tiny diamonds were probably formed from the superheated vapor of carbon atoms in highly energized star-forming regions of the Milky Way.
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