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thawing
DEFINITIONS OF:
thawing
1
n
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Synonyms:
melt
,
melting
,
thaw
Type of:
heating
,
warming
the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
phase change
,
phase transition
,
physical change
,
state change
a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
n
warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
Synonyms:
thaw
,
warming
Type of:
atmospheric condition
,
conditions
,
weather
,
weather condition
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
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