reheating
Americannoun
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heating again.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of reheating
1720–30; re- + heating ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The reason this works is tied directly to reheating, which provides enough time for the particles to cool as the Universe expands.
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
Well, that gives us two possibilities, Victor thought before reheating yesterday's risotto; Then he took the sniveling tortoise to the vet again.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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