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adjective
- 1. (especially of materials with a high melting point, such as metal and glass) liquefied by heat.
- 2. denoting a cake or dessert that retains a thick, liquid centre after being baked, typically served warm: "molten cakes filled with gooey, warm chocolate"
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The meaning of MOLTEN is fused or liquefied by heat : melted. How to use molten in a sentence.
MOLTEN definition: 1. Molten metal or rock is in a liquid state because of great heat: 2. Molten metal or rock is in…. Learn more.
molten. (moʊltən ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Molten rock, metal, or glass has been heated to a very high temperature and has become a hot, thick liquid. The molten metal is poured into the mould. Synonyms: melted, soft, flowing, liquid More Synonyms of molten. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
mol·ten. (mōl′tən) adj. 1. Made liquid by heat; melted: molten lead. 2. Made by melting and casting in a mold. 3. Brilliantly glowing, from or as if from intense heat: "A huge red bed of coals blazed and quivered with molten fury" (Richard Wright).
MOLTEN meaning: 1. Molten metal or rock is in a liquid state because of great heat: 2. Molten metal or rock is in…. Learn more.
Chiefly of metal, glass, and rock: liquefied by the application of heat; in a state of fusion. In later use, also of melted or liquefied foodstuffs. Rarely applied to substances that are liquid at normal temperatures, such as water obtained from melting ice (but see quots. 1600, 1991 ). Cf. melted adj.1.
Definition of molten adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Molten describes an object that's reduced to liquid form by heating. You're probably familiar with lava, the molten rock that explodes out of a volcano. Molten originated from the Old English verb meltian, meaning "become liquid."
A complete guide to the word "MOLTEN": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Brilliantly glowing, from or as if from intense heat. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Made from molten substance. Wiktionary. Synonyms: liquified. liquefied. glowing. seething. melted. verb. Melt. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: burnt. cooked. dissipated. dwindled. baked.
