melting point

noun

: the temperature at which a solid melts

Examples of melting point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Applying an electrical current moves the ions and changes the refrigerant material's melting point. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023 Just as different materials have different melting points, phase transitions of mathematical structures also vary. Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023 The reason is simple: Shortening is less likely to melt than butter due to its higher melting point. Nancie McDermott, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2023 Packed into a small space only a handful of nanometers long, the atoms’ electrons get squeezed together, resulting in changes to the material’s properties, such as its color or melting point. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023 Non-water PCMs can be concocted in such a way as to remain flexible when cold or have higher melting points, which helps them last longer while maintaining a constant comfortable temperature. Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023 However, the melting point of pure sulfur is only 119C ... which offers one of the first clues to how these strange flows might form. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023 These gases are much hotter than the melting point of sulfur, so any sulfur at the surface near the crack might begin to melt while liquid sulfur also condensed out of the escaping gases. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023 Beskar armor—what Moff Gideon was wearing in the explosion—has a melting point somewhere beyond a lightsaber, since it’s supposed to withstand such blows (and has before in The Mandalorian). Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 20 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of melting point was in 1823

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“Melting point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melting%20point. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

melting point

noun
: the temperature at which a solid melts

Medical Definition

melting point

noun
melt·​ing point ˈmel-tiŋ-ˌ How to pronounce melting point (audio)
: the temperature at which a solid melts

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