melt·ing

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• melt´ing|ly — melt «mehlt», verb, melt|ed, melt|ed or mol|ten, melt|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to change from a solid to a liquid by applying h …   Useful english dictionary

• melt|ing point — «MEHL tihng», the temperature at which a solid substance melts, especially under a pressure of one atmosphere; fusing point. Different substances have different melting points. Tungsten has the highest melting point of all metallic elements. Abbr …   Useful english dictionary

• melt´er — melt «mehlt», verb, melt|ed, melt|ed or mol|ten, melt|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to change from a solid to a liquid by applying h …   Useful english dictionary

• melt — melt; melt·abil·i·ty; melt·able; melt·age; melt·ers; melt·ing·ly; melt·ing·ness; melt·er; re·melt; …   English syllables

• melt — I [[t]mɛlt[/t]] v. i. 1) phs to become liquefied by heat 2) to dissolve: The lozenge will melt on your tongue[/ex] 3) to diminish to nothing: His fortune slowly melted away[/ex] 4) to pass; blend: Night melted into day[/ex] 5) to become softened… …   From formal English to slang

• meltingly — melt·ing·ly …   English syllables

• melting-point — meltˈing point noun The temperature at which a given solid begins to become liquid • • • Main Entry: ↑melt …   Useful english dictionary

• melting-pot — meltˈing pot noun 1. A container for melting things in 2. A place characterized by the intermixing of several races or cultures 3. A state of dissolution preparatory to shaping anew (see also ↑in the melting pot below) • • • Main Entry: ↑melt …   Useful english dictionary

• meltingpoint — melt·ing point (mĕlʹtĭng) n. Abbr. mp 1. The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid at standard atmospheric pressure. 2. The temperature at which a solid and its liquid are in equilibrium, at any fixed pressure. * * * …   Universalium

• melting point — melt·ing point mel tiŋ . n the temperature at which a solid melts * * * (mp) the minimum temperature at which a solid begins to liquefy. See also freezing p. Cf. melting temperature and fusion temperature …   Medical dictionary