superheat (superhet)

t. To heat to an extreme degree or to a very high temperature; specifically, to heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas. superheater (sū-pèr-he'ter), п. In a steam-engine, a contrivance for increasing the tempera ture of the steam to the amount it would lose its way from the boiler until exhausted from the cylinder. This end is frequently attained by making the steam travel through a number of small tubes several times acro the uptake, or foot of the chimney, before it IMG:content-2494.png:[blocks in formation] superincumbence (super-in-kum super in cum ben (t) + -ce.] The state or condition of lying upon something. superincumbency (sū pėr-in-kum'ben-si), Same as superincumbence . n. superincumbent (sūpėr-in-kum'