Dictionary

preheat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹiːˈhiːt/

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.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act of heating before another process.
   • 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. 1964, Plastics Technical Evaluation Center (U.S.), Arthur H. Landrock, Fluidized-bed Coating with Plastics: Technology and Potential Military Applications (page 118)

preheat en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹiːˈhiːt/

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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action.
   • to preheat the oven for the casserole
   • to preheat the spare room for the guests

Forms

Deriveds

preheatable · preheater

Relateds

reheat

Synonyms

foreheat

Translations (16)

pt pré-aquecer (to heat something in preparation for further action) · ca preescalfar (to heat something in preparation for further action) · it preriscaldare (to heat something in preparation for further action) · da forvarme (to heat something in preparation for further action) · cmn 預熱 /预热 (to heat something in preparation for further action) · es precalentar (to heat something in preparation for further action) · yue 預熱 /预热 (to heat something in preparation for further action) · de vorheizen (to heat something in preparation for further action) · sv förvärme (to heat something in preparation for further action) · nl voorverwarmen (to heat something in preparation for further action) · pt preaquecer (to heat something in preparation for further action) · ko 예열(豫熱)하다 (to heat something in preparation for further action) · ja 予熱 (to heat something in preparation for further action) · fi esilämmittää (to heat something in preparation for further action) · el προθερμαίνω (to heat something in preparation for further action) · fr préchauffer (to heat something in preparation for further action)