Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preheat

/pɹiːˈhiːt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: pre-heat
IPA: /pɹiːˈhiːt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action.

Transitive verb

noun

The act of heating before another process.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"to preheat the oven for the casserole"
"to preheat the spare room for the guests"
"The ratio of preheat to postheat is often important and can produce significant differences in speed and economy of coating and in the end result. The authors show the relationship between these variables for a vinyl coating powder on objects of varying mass."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English heat English preheat From pre- + heat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

preheats (present, singular) preheating (participle, present) preheated (participle, past) preheated (past)

Derived Forms

preheatable preheater

Frequently Paired Words

reheat

Synonyms

foreheat

Rhymes With

street meet eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat re-treat

Questions

How do you pronounce preheat?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiːˈhiːt/.
What does preheat mean?: To heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action.
Where does preheat come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English heat English preheat From pre- + heat.

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