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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yūkai
"氷の融解が進んでいます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process by which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid state, typically by the application of heat.
"The rapid melting of the glacier is a visible sign of global climate change."
- 1
Becoming liquefied by heat, or figuratively, becoming tender, sympathetic, or disappearing gradually.
"She watched with a melting heart as the puppy fell asleep in her lap."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'meltan' (verb), meaning to become liquid, coming from the Proto-Germanic '*meltanan'. Over centuries, it evolved through Middle English to describe both the physical phase transition of solids into liquids and figurative states of emotional softening or dissolution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Melting" is said worldwide
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fonte
Transliteration: fɔ̃t
"La fonte des glaciers inquiète les scientifiques."
Schmelzen
Transliteration: ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩
"Das Schmelzen des Eises beginnt im Frühling."
fusione
Transliteration: fuˈzjo.ne
"La fusione della neve causa innalzamenti dei fiumi."
derretimiento
Transliteration: de.re.tiˈmjen.to
"El derretimiento del hielo polar es preocupante."
derretimento
Transliteration: de.ʁe.tʃiˈmẽ.tu
"O derretimento do chocolate é essencial para a receita."
पिघलना
Transliteration: pighalna
"गर्मी के कारण बर्फ का पिघलना बढ़ गया है।"
融化
Transliteration: rónghuà
"阳光使冰淇淋迅速融化。"
용해
Transliteration: yonghae
"따뜻한 날씨로 인해 눈이 용해되고 있습니다."
融解
Transliteration: yūkai
"氷の融解が進んでいます。"
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