Webster's Dictionary 1913

11962

Superfuse

Su′per‐fuse″ (?), a. To pour (something) over or on something else. Evelyn.

11963

Superheat

Su′per‐heat″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Superheated; p. pr. & vb. n.Superheating.] 1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.2. (Steam Engine) To heat, as steam, a...

11964

Superheat (2)

Su″per‐heat′, n. The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.

11965

Superheat (3)

Su′per‐heat″ (?), v. t. To heat a liquid above its boiling point without converting it into vapor.

11966

Superheater

Su″per‐heat′er (?), n.(Steam Engine) An apparatus for superheating steam.

11967

Superhive

Su″per‐hive′ (?), n. A removable upper part of a hive. The word is sometimes contracted to super.

11968

Superhuman

Su′per‐hu″man (?), a. Above or beyond what is human; sometimes, divine; as, superhuman strength; superhuman wisdom.

11969

Superimpose

Su′per‐im‐pose″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Superimposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Superimposing.] To lay or impose on something else; as, a stratum of earth superimposed on another strat...

11970

Superimpregnation

Su′per‐im′preg‐na″tion (?), n. The act of impregnating, or the state of being impregnated, in addition to a prior impregnation; superfetation.

11971

Superincumbence

{ Su′per‐in‐cum″bence (?), Su′per‐in‐cum″ben‐cy (?), } n. The quality or state of being superincumbent.

11972

Superincumbent

Su′per‐in‐cum″bent (?), a. [L. superincumbens, p. pr. of superincumbere. See Super-, and Incumbent.] Lying or resting on something else.

11973

Superinduce

Su′per‐in‐duce″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Superinduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Superinducing (?).] [Pref. super- + induce: cf. L. superinducere to draw over.] To bring in, or upon, as...

11974

Superinducement

Su′per‐in‐duce″ment (?), n. Superinduction.

11975

Superinduction

Su′per‐in‐duc″tion (?), n. The act of superinducing, or the state of being superinduced. South.

11976

Superinfuse

Su′per‐in‐fuse″ (?), v. t. [Pref. super- + infuse: cf. L. superinfundere, superinfusum, to pour over.] To infuse over.

11977

Superinjection

Su′per‐in‐jec″tion (?), n. An injection succeeding another.

11978

Superinspect

Su′per‐in‐spect″ (?), v. t. [Pref. super- + inspect: cf. L. superinspicere, superinspectum.] To over see; to superintend by inspection. Maydman.

11979

Superinstitution

Su′per‐in′sti‐tu″tion (?), n. One institution upon another, as when A is instituted and admitted to a benefice upon a title, and B instituted and admitted upon the presentation ...

11980

Superintellectual

Su′per‐in′tel‐lec″tu‐al (?), a. Being above intellect.

11981

Superintend

Su′per‐in‐tend″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Superintended; p. pr. & vb. n.Superintending.] [L. superintendere. See Super-, and Intend.] To have or exercise the charge and oversight ...

11982

Superintendence

Su′per‐in‐tend″ence (?), n. [Cf. F. superintendance.] The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose of direction; supervision. Barrow.Syn. — Inspection; oversigh...

11983

Superintendency

Su′per‐in‐tend″en‐cy (?), n.; pl.-cies (�). The act of superintending; superintendence. Boyle.

11984

Superintendent

Su′per‐in‐tend″ent (?), a. [L. superintendens, p. pr. See Superintend.] Overseeing; superintending.

11985

Superintendent (2)

Su′per‐in‐tend″ent (?), n. [Cf. OF. superintendant, F. surintendant. Cf. Surintendant.] One who has the oversight and charge of some place, institution, or organization, affairs...

11986

Superintender

Su′per‐in‐tend″er (?), n. A superintendent.

11987

Superinvestiture

Su′per‐in‐vest″i‐ture (?), n. An outer vestment or garment. Bp. Horne.

11988

Superior

Su‐pe″ri‐or (?), a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. supérieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; up...