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 / 2 votes)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. Briony Horgan:

   Here on Earth, we find silica deposition in glaciers which are characteristic of melting water, on Mars, we can identify similar silica deposits in younger areas, but we can also see older areas which are similar to deep soils from warm climates on Earth. This leads us to believe that on Mars 3 to 4 billion years ago, we had a general slow trend from warm to cold, with periods of thawing and freezing. If this is so, it is important in the search for possible life on Mars.

2. Brad McMillan:

   It's scary when you see the second largest economy on the planet seemingly melting down, there are very legitimate reasons for concerns.

3. Jim Oboyski:

   Jim Oboyski're not just throwing a bag of drinks in the front seat of an Uber driver's car, and as he's going Jim Oboyski food is cooling down and Jim Oboyski shakes are heating up, everything is melting or getting cold.

4. Richard Alley:

   Clearly, the sea level rise from melting ice 12,000 years ago also affected people, but those people were much more widely spread out, and they didn't have parking garages and integrated modern water systems serving millions of people, these results say that human decisions about our energy systems are truly important in deciding how much sea level rise we face from melting of Greenland's ice.

5. Donald Coolidge:

   New York City is a melting pot of different industries, so many people come here and want the challenge that New York poses. We work with a lot of startups that are trying to solve complex problems. They go out and fail trying to achieve something. Some succeed. It’s really ambitious to try to launch the first ‘ connected toy. ’ That’s why Watson is a real powerful component. They helped us come up with an ambitious solution, and it’s worked out so far.

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