preheatv.
/priːˈhiːt/, U.S. /priˈhit/ transitive. To heat before use or further treatment; to heat beforehand.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > perform general or industrial manufacturing processes [verb (transitive)] > preprocess > types of preliminary process
preheat1862
precool1907
premix1917
precast1919
pre-cut1945
pre-impregnate1951
pre-score1957
prepreg1964
precure1973
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > heat or make hot [verb (transitive)] > prior to use or treatment
preheat1862
radiant-heated1937
1862 Sci. Amer. 21 June 397/2 A pipe..traverses the furnace for pre-heating the crude sap.
1898 Engin. Mag. 16 245 The gas is usually not preheated, but the gas producers are set close to the furnace, so that the initial heat..is not lost.
1937 Discovery May 155/1 The tool having been evenly preheated is transferred to the high heat chamber.
1958 Times 27 Oct. 11/5 Preheat the oven to 420 deg. F. (Regulo 7).
1998 Off Road & 4 Wheel Drive Feb. 4/1 (advt.) Pre-heating your engine/interior means assured engine starting however cold the winter ambient.
Derivatives
preˈheated adj.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > heated or cooled
preheated1863
pre-cooled1910
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] > heated or warmed > prior to use or treatment
preheated1863
1863 Sci. Amer. 28 Feb. 138/2 By supplying a current of pre-heated air to one of common gas ignited, an ample supply of oxygen is afforded.
1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 15 Mar. (Suppl.) 11/1 Bake in a pre-heated fairly hot oven..for 1 hour.
2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 15 June 66/4 Press about 6 garlic cloves onto the bread. Grill in a preheated sandwich press.
preˈheating n. and adj.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [adjective] > types of preliminary processing
preheating1898
precast1960
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > types of preliminary processing
grounding1466
roughing1743
preheating1898
pre-cooling1907
presoak1919
presoaking1919
premixing1927
prestress1934
pre-tension1936
pre-impregnation1937
pre-cutting1939
preloading1941
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [noun] > in advance
preheating1898
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] > prior to other treatment
preheating1898
1898 Engin. Mag. 16 245 This method of pre-heating may follow either the regenerative or the recuperative system.
1952 E. Fuchs & H. Bradley Welding Pract. II. iii. 65 Preheating of the parts being welded is always a help towards crack prevention.
1976 Woman's Weekly 6 Nov. 74/1 (advt.) In this article she looks at pre-heating underblankets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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