"superheater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: superheaters [plural]
Etymology: From superheat + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|superheat|er}} superheat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} superheater (plural superheaters)
  1. 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. Translations (component of boiler system): tulistin (Finnish), overheter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), przegrzewacz [masculine] (Polish)

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