- the state of being superheated.
- the amount of superheating.
- to heat to an extreme degree or to a very high temperature.
- to heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without the formation of bubbles of vapor.
- to heat (a gas, as steam not in contact with water) to such a degree that its temperature may be lowered or its pressure increased without the conversion of any of the gas into liquid.
- to heat (a vapour, esp steam) to a temperature above its saturation point for a given pressure
- to heat (a liquid) to a temperature above its boiling point without boiling occurring
- to heat excessively; overheat
