Definitions for melting
melt·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thaw, melt, thawing, melting(adj)

   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"

2. liquescent, melting(adj)

   becoming liquid

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. melting(Noun)

   The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point

2. melting(Adjective)

   Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying.

3. melting(Adjective)

   Given over to strong emotion; tender; aroused; emotional, tearful.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Melting

   of Melt

2. Melting(noun)

   liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted

3. Melting(adj)

   causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Melting

   Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid. The internal energy of a substance is increased, typically by the application of heat or pressure, resulting in a rise of its temperature to the melting point, at which the ordering of ionic or molecular entities in the solid breaks down to a less ordered state and the solid liquefies. An object that has melted completely is molten. Substances in the molten state generally have reduced viscosity with elevated temperature; an exception to this maxim is the element sulfur, whose viscosity increases to a point due to polymerization and then decreases with higher temperatures in its molten state. Some organic compounds melt through mesophases, states of partial order between solid and liquid.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of melting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of melting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of melting in a Sentence

1. Tony Sykes:

   I was half a pitch away, i had a plastic jacket on and it was almost melting.

2. Janin Schaffer:

   The reason for the intensified melting is now clear.

3. Josh Willis:

   There is enough ice in Oceans Melting Greenland to raise the sea levels by 7.5 meters, that's about 25 feet, an enormous volume of ice, and that would be devastating to coastlines all around the planet, we should be retreating already from the coastline if we are looking at many meters [ lost ] in the next century or two.

4. Wouter Buytaert:

   While glacier meltwater propagates downstream, it mixes with water from other sources such as direct rainfall, wetlands, and groundwater, up to a point where the impact of glacier melting may become negligible.

5. Jennifer Francis:

   We are seeing this more often and there are a few studies suggesting that the melting and warming of the Arctic make these (stratospheric) disruptions more likely than they used to be.

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