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Noun Concept

Categories: Igneous rocks, Materials science, Earth's crust, Phase transitions, Volcanism

thaw melt thawing melting fusion

The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid WordNet 3.0

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The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid. Wikipedia

Phase change from the matter Wikidata

A change of the state of a substance from the solid phase to the liquid phase. OmegaWiki

The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state. Wiktionary

Transition of matter. Wiktionary (translation)

The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point. Wiktionary

Process of changing the state of a substance. Wiktionary (translation)

The process by which something thaws. Wiktionary

The power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

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melting

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thermodynamics

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

thaw, melt, thawing, melting

Wikipedia

melting

Wikidata

melting

Wiktionary

melt, melting, thawing

OmegaWiki

fusion, melting

Wikipedia Redirections

Freezing/melting point, fusion temperature, Ice point, Lindemann melting criterion, melt (geology), melting-point, Melting point order, Melting Point Order, melting points, molten, molten metal, thawing

Wikidata Alias

fusing, fusion, thawing