Melting

Melting
Melt Melt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melted} (obs.) p. p. {Molten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Melting}.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. me`ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf. {Smelt}, v., {Malt}, {Milt} the spleen.] 1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken. [1913 Webster]

Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

For pity melts the mind to love. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Melting — Melt ing, n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. [1913 Webster] {Melting point} (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Melting — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • melting — melting; pre·melting; un·melting; …   English syllables

  • melting — melting. См. плавление. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Melting — Ice melting Molten redirects here. For the Japanese company, see Molten Corporation; or see Molton or Moulton. Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase change of a substance from a solid to a liquid. The internal energy …   Wikipedia

  • melting — 1. adjective /ˈmɛltɪŋ/ a) Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying. What guards the purities of melting maids, / In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades [...]? b) Given over to strong emotion; tender; aroused; emotional, tearful. 2. noun… …   Wiktionary

  • melting — melt|ing [ˈmeltıŋ] adj [usually before noun] written if someone gives you a melting look or speaks to you in a melting voice, it makes you feel pity or love for them >meltingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • melting — adjective Date: 1565 tender, delicate < a love song s melting lyric > • meltingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • melting — adj. Melting is used with these nouns: ↑ice, ↑point, ↑snow, ↑temperature …   Collocations dictionary

  • melting — adjective (usually before noun) a melting look, voice, or expression makes you feel strong feelings of pity, love, or sympathy meltingly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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