melting process

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• Melting point depression — is a term referring to the phenomenon of reduction of the melting point of a material with reduction of its size. This phenomenon is very prominent in nanoscale materials which melt at temperatures hundreds of degrees lower than bulk… …   Wikipedia

• Melting-point depression — This article deals with melting/freezing point depression due to very small particle size. For depression due to the mixture of another compound, see freezing point depression. Melting point depression is a term referring to the phenomenon of… …   Wikipedia

• Melting — Melt ing, n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. [1913 Webster] {Melting point} (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Melting point — Melting Melt ing, n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. [1913 Webster] {Melting point} (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• melting pot — melting ,pot noun count a situation in which there are many different types of people, ideas, religions, etc. existing together in the melting pot BRITISH in the process of changing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Melting pot — For other uses, see Melting pot (disambiguation). The image of the United States as melting pot was popularized by the 1908 play The Melting Pot. The melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more …   Wikipedia

• Melting point — For the physical processes that takes place at the melting point, see Melting, Freezing and Crystallization The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. At the melting point the solid and liquid… …   Wikipedia

• Melting — Ice melting Molten redirects here. For the Japanese company, see Molten Corporation; or see Molton or Moulton. Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase change of a substance from a solid to a liquid. The internal energy …   Wikipedia

• Melting point apparatus — A Fisher Johns apparatus A melting point apparatus is a scientific instrument used to determine the melting point of a substance. Some types of melting point apparatuses include the Thiele tube, Fisher Johns apparatus, Gallenkamp (Electronic)… …   Wikipedia

• melting — 1. adjective /ˈmɛltɪŋ/ a) Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying. What guards the purities of melting maids, / In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades [...]? b) Given over to strong emotion; tender; aroused; emotional, tearful. 2. noun… …   Wiktionary

• melting pot — noun Date: 1887 1. a. a place where a variety of races, cultures, or individuals assimilate into a cohesive whole b. the population of such a place 2. a process of blending that often results in invigoration or novelty • melting pot adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary