reheating

American  

[ree-hee-ting] / riˈhi tɪŋ /

noun

1. heating again.

2. Aeronautics. a process in certain turbojet engines in which gases are expanded by turbines after combustion, burned again in a second chamber, expanded again by additional turbines, and released through the exhaust nozzle.

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Etymology

Origin of reheating

1720–30; re- + heating ( def. )

Example Sentences

To revisit this assumption, the research team focused on a critical but less explored phase of cosmic history called post-inflationary reheating.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

The Agriculture Department provides a handy how-to for dealing with leftover food, advising consumers on wrapping, reheating and thawing, and handling what the agency calls “leftover ‘leftovers.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

A mini fridge was handy, though microwaves weren’t available for reheating leftovers.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

With signs of improving relations between Prince Harry and his family - including a 75th-birthday call for his father - this book's publication might be seen as awkward timing, with its reheating of old arguments.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2023

But they didn’t hear back—the freezing and reheating was more than the radio could take, and they weren’t able to use it again.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein