Melt vs. Fusion

Meltnoun

Molten material, the product of melting.

Meltnoun

The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.

Meltnoun

The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.

Meltnoun

A melt sandwich.

Meltnoun

A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.

Meltnoun

an idiot.

Meltverb

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

Meltverb

To dissolve, disperse, vanish.

Meltverb

To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.

Meltverb

To be emotionally softened or touched.

Meltverb

To be very hot and sweat profusely.

Meltnoun

See 2d Milt.

Meltverb

To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow.

Meltverb

To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.

Meltverb

To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.

Meltverb

To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.

Meltverb

To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.

Meltverb

To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. See fondue.

Meltverb

To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away.

Meltnoun

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid;

Meltverb

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

Meltverb

become or cause to become soft or liquid;

Meltverb

become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;

Meltverb

lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;

Meltverb

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;

Meltverb

become less intense and fade away gradually;

Meltverb

make or become liquefied by heat

Meltverb

dissolve in liquid

Meltverb

(of a person) suffer extreme heat.

Meltverb

make or become more tender or loving

Meltverb

leave or disappear unobtrusively

Meltverb

change or merge imperceptibly into (another form or state)

Meltnoun

an act or period of melting

Meltnoun

metal or other material in a melted condition.

Meltnoun

a quantity of metal melted in one operation.

Meltnoun

a sandwich, hamburger, or other dish containing or topped with melted cheese

Fusionnoun

The act of merging separate elements, or the result thereof.

Fusionnoun

(physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy.

Fusionnoun

(music) A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially types of jazz.

Fusionnoun

A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures

Fusionnoun

The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.

Fusionnoun

(genetics) The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.

Fusionnoun

(cytology) The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.

Fusionnoun

(fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.

Fusionverb

(nonstandard) to combine; to fuse

Fusionnoun

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

Fusionnoun

The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in fusion.

Fusionnoun

The union or blending together of things, as, melted together.

Fusionnoun

The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues.

Fusionnoun

an occurrence that involves the production of a union

Fusionnoun

a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

Fusionnoun

the state of being combined into one body

Fusionnoun

the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

Fusionnoun

the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept

Fusionnoun

correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

Fusionnoun

the act of fusing (or melting) together