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Definition of Thawing
1. Noun. The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid. "The thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
Generic synonyms: Heating, Warming, Phase Change, Phase Transition, Physical Change, State Change
Derivative terms: Melt, Melt, Melt, Melt, Thaw, Thaw
2. Noun. Warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt. "They welcomed the spring thaw"
Generic synonyms: Atmospheric Condition, Conditions, Weather, Weather Condition
Derivative terms: Thaw
Definition of Thawing
1. Verb. (present participle of thaw) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thawing
1. thaw [v] - See also: thaw
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thawing
Literary usage of Thawing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"In studying the interaction of flexible strip footings with a nonuniformly thawing
base, the author performed special experiments which made use of models ..."
2. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1973)
"Consequently, the settlement on thawing can be quite variable and is often damaging
to structures, utilities, roads and airfields. ..."
3. Proceedings by Natural Gas Association of America, Modern Language Association of America (1917)
"BUFFALO, NV The attached sketch suggests a method of thawing out a service pipe,
frozen between stop-cock and main-line, without cutting piping or pavement. ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"thawing of Ore Owing to the lack of extreme cold weather, thaw houses are not in
general use, although they are essential at the smelters for thawing the ..."
5. Handbook of Rock Excavation, Methods and Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1916)
"thawing Dynamite. The. nitroglycerin in dynamite freezes ;it 38 to 55 deg.
F., according to the character of the " dope." When frozen it cannot be exploded ..."
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