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  • 1superheat — superheater, n. n. /sooh peuhr heet /; v. /sooh peuhr heet /, n. 1. the state of being superheated. 2. the amount of superheating. v.t. 3. to heat to an extreme degree or to a very high temperature. 4. to heat (a liquid) above its boiling point… …

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  • 2superheat — su•per•heat n. [[t]ˈsu pərˌhit[/t]] v. [[t]ˌsu pərˈhit[/t]] n. 1) the state of being superheated 2) the amount of superheating 3) phs to heat to an extreme degree or to a very high temperature 4) phs to heat (a liquid) above its boiling point… …

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  • 3superheat — /ˈsupəhit/ (say soohpuhheet) noun 1. the state of being superheated. 2. the amount of superheating. –verb (t) 3. to heat to an extreme degree or to a very high temperature. 4. to heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without the formation of… …

  • 4superheat — [1] A gas or vapor that is not in contact the generating liquid (steam not in contact with water e.g.,) that has been heated to such a degree that its temperature may be lowered or it pressure increased without the conversion of any of the gas… …

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  • 5LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 — Infobox Locomotive powertype=Steam name = LMS Stanier Class 5 4 6 0 caption = 45333 and 44665 inside Annesley shed on 11 September 1965. 45333 has a domed boiler, whilst 44665 has one of the later Ivatt forward top feed type boilers. designer =… …

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  • 6LMS Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee — London Midland and Scottish Railway s number 5552 (British Railways number 45552), named Silver Jubilee was Jubilee Class 4 6 0 express steam locomotive. It was specially named for the silver jubilee of George V. Overview The original 5552 was… …

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  • 7Effects of nuclear explosions — An American nuclear test. Nuclear weapons …

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  • 8nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …

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  • 9Sewage treatment — The objective of sewage treatment is to produce a disposable effluent without causing harm to the surrounding environment, and also prevent pollution.[1] Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants… …

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  • 10liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 …

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