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US
/ˈmoʊɫtən/
]
[ UK /mˈəʊltən/ ]
[ UK /mˈəʊltən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
reduced to liquid form by heating
a mass of molten rock
How To Use molten In A Sentence
- This press consisted of a hand operated vertical pump which forced molten lead through a horizontal tube forming the die.
- His self-image is rooted in robotic toughness, like the shape-shifting, molten-metal fiend in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- The main component of the Earth's field – which defines the magnetic poles – is a dipole generated by the convection of molten nickel-iron in the outer core the inner core is solid, so its role is secondary; remember that the Earth's core is well above the Curie temperature, so the iron is not ferromagnetic. Does Zonal Swishing Play a Part in Earth's Magnetic Field Reversals? | Universe Today
- The molten metal channels into the troughs.
- The Philippines’ most active volcano erupted again Monday, spewing ash and molten lava into the air, prompting volcanologists to warn of more violent eruptions in coming days.
- Drogo, ever the clever Dothraki punster, says that he'll give Viserys "a golden crown that men shall tremble to behold" and then coronates the would-be king by pouring molten gold over his head. Game of Thrones Postmortem: Harry Lloyd on Viserys' Golden Crown
- A flaring sunset touches the trees with colours of flame and molten copper; reddens even the bullrushes and the ropes of ivy which drift, among their own reflections, in the river.
- Solid solubility model of vanadium element in molten steel is established after theoretical analysis.
- Scientists believe that diamonds ascend to the earth's surface in rare molten rock, or magma that originates at great depths.
- Brooches were made either by hammering a piece of metal into the right shape or by casting molten metal in a mould.