Recent Examples on the WebParts of the original molten magma surface sank below the crust.—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024 In a 17th-century explosion, Etna buried the town of Nicolosi, destroyed much of the city of Catania and fired molten rock into the sea 18 miles away.—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024 That contact caused a spark or molten metal that fell into grass below, the report said.—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024 The heat radiated when the molten steel was in sight.—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024 Specifically, the tense bubbling before molten lava flares up and scorches the earth.—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024 The surface of our blue planet was a molten magma ocean at the time, and its pre-life atmosphere consisted of a pinch of nitrogen and a pouring of heat-trapping carbon dioxide; truly a hell on Earth.—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024 On December 18, a volcanic fissure cleaved the ground to the town’s northeast and painted the wintry soil with molten rock.—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024 Your ticket also includes admission to the nearby Morean Glass Studio to watch artists hand-spin and shape molten glass.—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from past participle of melten to melt
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