Melted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

become or cause to become soft or liquid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛltᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛltɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛltɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɛltᵻd/.

Examples

melt butter
melt down gold
The wax melted in the sun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dethaw liquified unfreeze run meld thaw mellow out liquid evaporate dissolve mellow disappear fade unthaw melt melt down

Antonyms

unmelted

Parts of Speech

verb	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating “melt butter”
verb	become or cause to become soft or liquid “The sun melted the ice”
verb	become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial “With age, he mellowed”
verb	lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually “Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene”
verb	become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly “The scene begins to fade”
verb	become less intense and fade away gradually “her resistance melted under his charm”
adjective	changed from a solid to a liquid state “rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow”

Word Forms

meltable	adjective	capable of melting
melt	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
melting	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
thaw	noun	warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
thawing	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
melter	noun	a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
mellowing	noun	the process of becoming mellow
fade	noun	gradually ceasing to be visible
liquidness	noun	the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geschmolzen

reduzieren oder von einem festen in einen flüssigen Zustand überführen, üblicherweise durch Erhitzen

🇫🇷French

fondu

réduire ou faire passer d'un état solide à un état liquide, généralement par chauffage

🇪🇸Spanish

derretido

reducir o hacer que se reduzca de un estado sólido a un estado líquido, generalmente calentando

🇮🇹Italian

fuso

ridurre o far ridurre dallo stato solido a quello liquido, solitamente mediante riscaldamento

🇳🇱Dutch

gesmolten

reduceren of laten reduceren van een vaste naar een vloeibare toestand, gewoonlijk door verhitting

🇵🇹Portuguese

derretido

reduzir ou fazer com que seja reduzido do estado sólido para o líquido, geralmente por aquecimento

🇷🇺Russian

расплавленный

уменьшить или вызвать переход из твердого состояния в жидкое, обычно путем нагревания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पिघल गया

आमतौर पर गर्म करके ठोस से तरल अवस्था में कम करना या कम करना

🇧🇩Bengali

গলিত

একটি কঠিন থেকে তরল অবস্থায় হ্রাস করা বা হ্রাস করা, সাধারণত গরম করার মাধ্যমে

🇮🇳Tamil

உருகியது

பொதுவாக வெப்பப்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் திடப்பொருளிலிருந்து திரவ நிலைக்குக் குறைக்க அல்லது குறைக்கலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కరిగిపోయింది

సాధారణంగా వేడి చేయడం ద్వారా ఘన స్థితి నుండి ద్రవ స్థితికి తగ్గించడం లేదా తగ్గించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वितळले

कमी करा किंवा घनतेपासून द्रव अवस्थेत कमी करा, सहसा गरम करून

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓગળ્યું

ઘનમાંથી પ્રવાહી સ્થિતિમાં ઘટાડો અથવા ઘટાડવાનું કારણ, સામાન્ય રીતે ગરમ કરીને

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರಗಿದ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಿಸಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಘನದಿಂದ ದ್ರವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ತಗ್ಗಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരുകി

സാധാരണയായി ചൂടാക്കി ഖരാവസ്ഥയിൽ നിന്ന് ദ്രാവകാവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് കുറയ്ക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਘਲਿਆ

ਘਟਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਠੋਸ ਤੋਂ ਤਰਲ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਘਟਾਓ, ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗਰਮ ਕਰਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

پگھلا ہوا

ٹھوس سے مائع حالت میں کم کرنے یا کم کرنے کا سبب بنتا ہے، عام طور پر گرم کرکے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

融化了

通常通过加热减少或导致从固态还原为液态

🇯🇵Japanese

溶けた

通常加熱することによって、固体状態から液体状態に減少させる、または減少させる

🇰🇷Korean

녹은 것

일반적으로 가열하면 고체에서 액체 상태로 감소하거나 감소됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tan chảy

khử hoặc làm chuyển từ trạng thái rắn sang trạng thái lỏng, thường bằng cách đun nóng

🇹🇭Thai

ละลาย

ลดหรือทำให้สถานะของแข็งลดลงจากสถานะของแข็งเป็นของเหลว โดยปกติโดยการให้ความร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

meleleh

mereduksi atau menyebabkan reduksi dari wujud padat menjadi cair, biasanya dengan pemanasan

🇵🇭Filipino

natunaw

bawasan o maging sanhi ng pagbawas mula sa solid tungo sa likidong estado, kadalasan sa pamamagitan ng pag-init

🇲🇾Malay

cair

mengurangkan atau menyebabkan untuk dikurangkan daripada pepejal kepada keadaan cecair, biasanya dengan pemanasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذاب

تقليل أو التسبب في الاختزال من الحالة الصلبة إلى الحالة السائلة، عادة عن طريق التسخين

🇮🇷Persian

ذوب شد

معمولاً با حرارت دادن، از حالت جامد به مایع تبدیل یا کاهش می‌دهند

🇹🇷Turkish

erimiş

Genellikle ısıtma yoluyla katı halden sıvı duruma düşürmek veya indirgenmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּמַס

להפחית או לגרום להפחתה ממצב מוצק לנוזל, בדרך כלל על ידי חימום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'melted'?

The primary meaning of 'melted' is 'reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating'.

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Using 'melted' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'melted' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'melted' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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