What is the meaning of molten?

verb

  • Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating.
    • usage: "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
  • Become or cause to become soft or liquid.
    • usage: "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
  • Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial.
    • usage: "With age, he mellowed"
  • Lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually.
    • usage: "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
  • Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly.
    • usage: "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
  • Become less intense and fade away gradually.
    • usage: "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"

adjective

  • Reduced to liquid form by heating.
    • usage: "a mass of molten rock"
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