Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superheater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-heater
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A component of a boiler system that heats the steam above its saturation temperature to prevent it condensing, and in the case of a steam engine to improve its efficiency.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English heat English superheat English -er English superheater From superheat + -er.

Inflected Forms

superheaters (plural)

Derived Forms

desuperheater

Questions

What does superheater mean?
A component of a boiler system that heats the steam above its saturation temperature to prevent it condensing, and in the case of a steam engine to improve its efficiency.
Where does superheater come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English heat English superheat English -er English superheater From superheat + -er.

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