molten
/ˈmɒltən/US/ˈmoʊltən/
molten adjective: melted, especially due to great heat. Also the past participle of melt.
Adjective
molten (comparative more molten, superlative most molten)
- Melted, especially due to great heat
- molten metal, wax, rock
- Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core.2023 December 27, Mindy Weisberger, “Ancient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic field”, in CNN
- Made from a melted substance.
- Glowing red-hot.
Also used as
molten is also the past participle of melt.
Examples of molten in a sentence
- The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side.
- The molten glass has to be the correct viscosity to be blowable.
- One worker ladled molten steel into the shot sleeve.
Forms of molten
| comparative | more molten |
|---|---|
| superlative | most molten |
| alternative poetic (archaic) | ymolten |
Origin of molten
From Middle English molten, from Old English molten, ġemolten (“melted, molten”), from Proto-Germanic *multanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *meltaną (“to melt”). Cognate with Scots moltin, Swedish multen.
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Questions about molten
- What does molten mean?
- Molten means melted, especially due to great heat.
- What part of speech is molten?
- Molten is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce molten?
- Molten is pronounced /ˈmɒltən/ (UK).
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