melter

melt

M0209200 (mĕlt)v. melt·ed, melt·ing, melts v.intr.1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.2. To dissolve: Sugar melts in water.3. To disappear or vanish gradually as if by dissolving: The crowd melted away after the rally.4. To pass or merge imperceptibly into something else: Sea melted into sky along the horizon.5. To become softened in feeling: Our hearts melted at the child's tears.6. Obsolete To be overcome or crushed, as by grief, dismay, or fear.v.tr.1. To change (a solid) to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.2. To dissolve: The tide melted our sand castle away.3. To cause to disappear gradually; disperse.4. To cause (units) to blend: "Here individuals of all races are melted into a new race of men" (Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur).5. To soften (someone's feelings); make gentle or tender.n.1. A melted solid; a fused mass.2. The state of being melted.3. a. The act or operation of melting.b. The quantity melted at a single operation or in one period.4. A usually open sandwich topped with melted cheese: a tuna melt.Phrasal Verb: melt down1. To undergo a meltdown. Used of a nuclear reactor.2. To undergo a failure or collapse.3. To become very angry or upset.

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[Middle English melten, from Old English meltan; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]

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melt′a·bil′i·ty n.melt′a·ble adj.melt′er n.melt′ing·ly adv.melt′y adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

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melter - a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

Translations

fonditore