meltage

The factory's meltage process turns scrap metal into ingots.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of melting: "meltage" refers to the action or procedure of turning a solid into a liquid, typically by heat.
   • The quantity or amount that is melted: "meltage" also denotes the volume or weight of material that has been melted or is intended to be melted.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The meltage of the ice caps is accelerating due to global warming. (The process of ice turning into water.)
  • The factory reported a meltage of 500 kilograms of steel per hour. (The quantity of metal melted in a given time.)

Advanced Usage

• "meltage rate": the speed at which a substance melts under specific conditions.

  • The meltage rate of the chocolate was carefully controlled to avoid burning. (The speed of melting was regulated.)

• "post-meltage residue": the material left after the melting process is complete.

  • The furnace produced a small amount of post-meltage residue. (The leftover material after melting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Melt (v): to change from a solid to a liquid state.

  • The butter will melt in the warm pan. (The butter becomes liquid.)

• Meltable (adj): capable of being melted.

  • This plastic is meltable at high temperatures. (It can be turned into liquid.)

• Melting (n/adj): the process of melting; something that is in the process of melting.

  • The melting of the snow revealed green grass. (The process of snow turning to water.)

Synonyms

• Liquefaction: the process of becoming liquid.
• Fusion: the act of melting together, especially of metals.

Related Idioms

• Melt in one's mouth: (of food) to be very soft, tender, or delicious.

  • The cake was so light it seemed to melt in my mouth. (It was extremely soft and pleasant.)

• Melt away: to disappear gradually, as if by melting.

  • Her worries melted away after she heard the good news. (Her anxieties vanished.)