Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: liquescent, melt, thaw, thawing, unfrozen

See Also: heating, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change, warming

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