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preheating

 
(prē′hēd·iŋ)

(astronomy) A scenario suggested by detailed calculations of the inflationary universe cosmology in which the order parameter, as it relaxes about a new potential minimum following inflation, exhibits vibrations that can release energy in certain nonthermal modes.


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The partial heating of water in a domestic water system by circulating it through a first-stage heat exchanger before circulating it through the final heater.


 
 

 

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