Meaning of MELTING
| Pronunciation: | | m'elting
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | liquescent, melt, thaw, thawing, unfrozen |
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| | See Also: | | heating, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change, warming | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Definition: | | Seeing melting ice or snow means that you are letting go or releasing negative or cold emotions that you have been feeling. You are warming up to a situation. |
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