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Meaning of "melting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MELTING

melting  [ˈmɛltɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Melting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MELTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Melting

Melting 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.

Definition of melting in the English dictionary

The definition of melting in the dictionary is in the process of becoming liquid either because of the atmospheric temperature or because of exposure to a source of heat. Other definition of melting is capable of making others feel tender and emotional.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELTING


belting
ˈbɛltɪŋ
consulting
kənˈsʌltɪŋ
defaulting
dɪˈfɔːltɪŋ
felting
ˈfɛltɪŋ
halting
ˈhɔːltɪŋ
insulting
ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ
jolting
ˈdʒəʊltɪŋ
lilting
ˈlɪltɪŋ
malting
ˈmɔːltɪŋ
pole-vaulting
ˈpəʊlˌvɔːltɪŋ
quilting
ˈkwɪltɪŋ
revolting
rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ
salting
ˈsɔːltɪŋ
smelting
ˈsmeltɪŋ
vaulting
ˈvɔːltɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELTING

melphalan
Melpomene
Melrose Abbey
melt
meltability
meltable
meltage
meltdown
meltemi
melter
melting point
melting pot
meltingly
meltingness
meltith
melton
melton cloth
Melton Mowbray
meltwater
melty

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELTING

acting
computing
connecting
contrasting
cutting
dating
eating
exciting
existing
fan vaulting
fighting
flash smelting
frosting
heating
horse vaulting
hunting
interesting
lighting
listing
palm vaulting

Synonyms and antonyms of melting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MELTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «melting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of melting

Translation of «melting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELTING

Find out the translation of melting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of melting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «melting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fusión
570 millions of speakers

English

melting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिघलने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذوبان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плавления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fusão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্রবণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fusion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmelz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

融解
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

녹는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leleh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nóng chảy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருகுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हळुवार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

erime
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fusione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

topnienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плавлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

topire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τήξης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smelt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smält
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smelting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of melting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELTING»

The term «melting» is very widely used and occupies the 13.894 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «melting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «melting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about melting

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10 QUOTES WITH «MELTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word melting.
1
Ami Bera
Our nation is built upon a history of immigration, dating back to our first pioneers, the Pilgrims. For more than three centuries, we have welcomed generations of immigrants to our melting pot of hyphenated America: British-Americans; Italian-Americans; Irish-Americans; Jewish-Americans; Mexican-Americans; Chinese-Americans; Indian-Americans.
2
Moon Bloodgood
My theory is because I'm Asian and white I sort of look like the future. I'm the melting pot.
3
Jimmy Carter
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
4
David Caruso
Miami is one of the great cultural melting pots in the world. I love working and living here.
5
George Catlin
I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.
6
Christian Cooke
It sounds stupid, but there's nothing like walking down the street and seeing a building that's older than 100 years old. I think London - not to sound pretentious - like New York, it's a big melting pot for all things and it's just got this energy that you can't find anywhere else.
7
Bob Cousy
Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.
8
Placido Domingo
I then realized that I could never be satisfied again with the mere natural charm of my voice, that I had to constantly paint when singing, melting all the colors, expressing reds and blacks that had to be less primary but bursting with subtly colored combinations.
9
Robert Duncan
The formation of glass from the melting is like starting a clock. It resets the time for us to determine billions of years later.
10
Freeman Dyson
Just because you see pictures of glaciers falling into the ocean doesn't mean anything bad is happening. This is something that happens all the time. It's part of the natural cycle of things. We know from measurements that glaciers have been melting for 200 years at least.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELTING»

Discover the use of melting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to melting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any ...
This is a gem." -- Heidi King, Program Manager, Dept. of Defense "As a result of the book and my sharing it with a few people in the organization, we have moved quickly on several fronts.
John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber, 2006
2
The Melting of Maggie Bean
Maggie looked down and barely saw her toenails peeking out from the shadow of her stomach.
Tricia Rayburn, 2008
3
Melting Pot Soldiers: The Union's Ethnic Regiments
Melting Pot Soldiers is the story of the way immigrants responded to the drama of the Civil War.
William L. Burton, 1998
4
Two Years in the Melting Pot
A Chinese journalist describes his experience in the U.S., and shares his observations on the American people and culture
‎1988
5
Freezing and Melting
Summarizes how water changes from a solid to a liquid and back again, and introduces related facts such as that water freezes at thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit and that ice floats.
Robin Nelson, 2003
6
Melting Point
What will they think? How will he explain what he did and why? Will they ever see him the same way again? If you've ever said to yourself "I couldn't have been a perpetrator of the Holocaust," you need to read this book.
Roger Collins, 2008
7
Cubic Zirconia and Skull Melting
The authors present a new method of producing high-temperature dielectric crystals, including cubic zirconia, glass, and melted ceramic materials, based on direct induction melting in a cold container.
Yu S. Kuz'minov, E. E. Lomonova, V. V. Osiko, 2008
8
Melting Stones
Residents of the island of Starns send for help from Winding Circle temple, and when prickly green mage Rosethorn and young stone mage trainee Evvy respond, Evvy tries to use her talents to avert a volcano's looming destruction.
Tamora Pierce, 2008
9
From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot: Israel Zangwill's Jewish ...
Nahshon brings these three works together in print for the first time in From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot.
Israel Zangwill, Edna Nahshon, 2006
10
Melting Iron
A tough female mechanic is kidnapped from a space station and blackmailed into becoming a cyborg warrior's personal plaything.
Laurann Dohner, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term melting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Arctic Sea Ice Rebounded—But the Melting Hasn't Stopped | TIME
Relatively cool temperatures in 2013 and less melting during summer months led to higher levels of ice. That year the summer was cooler in ... «TIME, Jul 15»
2
Little heroes refuel at The Melting Pot | FOX2now.com
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)- The Melting Pot will host Super Hero Sunday for kids. Children eat for a reduced price, and they can wear the costumes ... «fox2now.com, Jul 15»
3
Rusting Iron, Melting Ice - Game of Thrones Episode 5: Nest of …
Game of Thrones Episode 5: Nest of Vipers. Rusting Iron, Melting Ice. Review. by Andrew Reiner on July 21, 2015 at 11:00 AM. 6,906 Views. Nest of Vipers, the ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
4
Is Greenland Melting? CBS Say Yes, Evidence Says No - Breitbart
“Satellite images show that on the warmest day this month, half the ice sheet's surface was melting, double the norm for this time of year.”. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
5
Melting Sea Ice Means Shortage of Bear Necessities - Truthdig
A polar bear searches for prey on the Arctic sea ice. (Pablo Clemente-Colon / NOAA via Wikimedia Commons). This Creative ... «Truthdig, Jul 15»
6
The beach is a melting pot – the perfect place to examine what has …
The beach is a melting pot – the perfect place to examine what has shattered our confidence in Europe. Beaches work because everyone ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
The Melting Pot Portfolio: First Inning
A recent survey reported that 92% of young investors feel the need to receive advice from advisers. The Melting Pot Portfolio is my portfolio I ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
8
The Melting Pot Partners With Newmark Grubb Knight Frank to Drive …
Tampa, FL (RestaurantNews.com) The Melting Pot® Restaurants, Inc., the world's premier fondue restaurant and a leading polished casual ... «The Daily Meal, Jul 15»
9
Gold's support is melting away
Bullion has fallen to a five-year low, briefly trading below $1,100 per ounce. Chinese demand is underwhelming and Greek fears are abating. «Breakingviews, Jul 15»
10
Gold's support is melting away | Business Standard Breakingviews
Gold's support is melting away. There are so many reasons to sell and so few reasons to buy. Die-hard gold bugs face tough times. «Business Standard, Jul 15»

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