superheated
adjective
su·per·heat·ed
ˈsü-pər-ˌhē-təd 
ˌsü-pər-ˈhē-
1
: subjected to superheating
2
: very hot
also
: exceedingly emotional or intense
superheated debate
Synonyms
Examples of superheated in a Sentence
certain superheated liquids change to gas with almost explosive violence
a superheated, rancorous argument on how the child should be raised
Recent Examples on the Web
Months later, calculations would show that the superheated water inside the reactor 1 pressure vessel had dropped all the way below the bottom of the uranium fuel rods shortly before operators checked the gauge, leaving the reactor core completely uncovered.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011
At the limit of the black hole is its accretion disk—that bright orange-yellow swirl of superheated material that the black hole has pulled to its vicinity.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 May 2024
Our sun, like all stars, is a giant ball of superheated plasma.
—Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
That's because the magnetic fields of the contracting stars collect and concentrate leftover material at the poles (a superheated plasma), and then eject them into space as concentrated beams of energy.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
The superheated vapor then moves through an indoor coil, where fans blow air across it, moving heat into the home.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
That nearby gas and plasma can also help reveal how feasting black holes create extreme cosmic structures such as relativistic jets — gigantic beams of superheated plasma accelerated to nearly the speed of light.
—Michael Greshko, Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
This is western Loudoun County, Va., where the superheated suburban development of the D.C. area runs headlong into a picturesque rural enclave that’s been defined by farms and horses for 300 years.
—Jayne Orenstein, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Other companies could add to the haul, with federal researchers estimating last year that the superheated brine deep beneath the Salton Sea contains enough lithium to fuel 382 million electric-vehicle batteries.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011
At the limit of the black hole is its accretion disk—that bright orange-yellow swirl of superheated material that the black hole has pulled to its vicinity.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 May 2024
Our sun, like all stars, is a giant ball of superheated plasma.
—Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
That's because the magnetic fields of the contracting stars collect and concentrate leftover material at the poles (a superheated plasma), and then eject them into space as concentrated beams of energy.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
The superheated vapor then moves through an indoor coil, where fans blow air across it, moving heat into the home.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
That nearby gas and plasma can also help reveal how feasting black holes create extreme cosmic structures such as relativistic jets — gigantic beams of superheated plasma accelerated to nearly the speed of light.
—Michael Greshko, Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
This is western Loudoun County, Va., where the superheated suburban development of the D.C. area runs headlong into a picturesque rural enclave that’s been defined by farms and horses for 300 years.
—Jayne Orenstein, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Other companies could add to the haul, with federal researchers estimating last year that the superheated brine deep beneath the Salton Sea contains enough lithium to fuel 382 million electric-vehicle batteries.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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