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prewarming

prewarming

5.8
Relating to warming something before use
  • adjective
  • /priːˈwɔːrmɪŋ/
translation icon : precalentamiento
  • Using a prewarming blanket, the medical team prepared the patient for the operation.

Examples

  • A prewarming oven ensures that food cooks evenly from the start.

  • The prewarming process helps reduce the risk of hypothermia during surgery.

  • Don't forget about prewarming the car before a long trip!

  • The chef recommended prewarming the oven before baking.

  • The prewarming process helps reduce the risk of hypothermia during surgery.

  • Using a prewarming blanket, the medical team prepared the patient for the operation.

  • A prewarming oven ensures that food cooks evenly from the start.

Surface Forms

prewarming positive

Morphology

prewarming = prewarm (transparent) = pre + warm + ing

The adjective is a regular participial formation from the verb 'prewarm' and directly means involving or used for warming in advance.

Etymology

Prewarming combines the prefix pre- ('before') with warm ('to make warm'), so it describes something that is made warm ahead of time to be ready for use.