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Melting

Melting Meaning & Definition
Melting Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Melting?

[n] the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
[adj] becoming liquid

Synonyms | Synonyms for Melting: liquescent | melt | thaw | thawing | unfrozen

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See Also | heating | phase change | phase transition | physical change | state change | warming

Melting In Webster's Dictionary

\Melt"ing\, n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. {Melting point} (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0[deg] Centigrade or 32[deg] Fahr., that of urea is 132[deg] Centigrade. {Melting pot}, a vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.
\Melt"ing\ a. Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood. -- {Melt"ing*ly}, adv.

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