2. Adjective. heated above the boiling point; ¹
3. Adjective. (figuratively) exceedingly intense or emotional. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Superheated
1. superheat [v] - See also: superheat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superheated
Literary usage of Superheated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company (1913)
"Aside from the economy secured through using superheated steam, ... The water
rate of a large economical steam turbine with superheated steam is reduced ..."
2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"1269 SYMPOSIUM ON THE EFFECT OF superheated STEAM ON CAST IRON AND STEEL Three
papers: Cast Iron Fittings for superheated Steam, by Prof. ..."
3. Principles of Thermodynamics by George Alfred Goodenough (1911)
"The nature of a superheated vapor has been indicated in Art. ... As soon, therefore,
as a vapor passes into the superheated state, the character of the ..."
4. Handbook of Ship Calculations, Construction and Operation: A Book of by Charles Haynes Hughes (1917)
"superheated steam is steam heated to a temperature above that due to its pressure.
... superheated steam is more common in Europe than in the United States. ..."
5. The Steam-engine and Other Heat-engines by James Alfred Ewing (1910)
"Use of highly superheated steam. More striking advantages are found when steam
is highly superheated. In the Schmidt engine, which is specially designed for ..."
6. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1913)
"With highly superheated steam involving temperatures of 600 degrees F. or more
... Properties of superheated Steam. — The laws governing superheated vapors, ..."
7. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1910)
"Forced-feed lubricators are the most satisfactory for superheated steam ...
With highly superheated steam involving temperatures of 600 degrees F. or more ..."
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