preheat
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preheat
- /pɹiːˈhiːt/
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verb preheats · preheating · preheated
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To heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action.
to preheat the oven for the casserole
Similar: foreheat
noun
- 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.
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verb to heat something in preparation for further action
| Español | precalentar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 예열(豫熱)하다 yeyeolhada |
| 日本語 | 予熱 yonetsu |
| 中文 | 預熱 /预热 yùrè |
| Português | preaquecer, pré-aquecer |
| Français | préchauffer |
| Deutsch | vorheizen |
| Italiano | preriscaldare |
| Ελληνικά | προθερμαίνω prothermaíno |
Talk about this word "preheat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/preheat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. preheat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/preheat "preheat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/preheat.
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@misc{preheat_2026,
title = {preheat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preheat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
