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Meaning of THAWING

Pronunciation:  th'oing

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"
  2. [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"
 
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 Synonyms: melt, melting, thaw, thaw, warming
 
 See Also: atmospheric condition, heating, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change, warming, weather, weather condition

 

 

 

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