Thaw — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɔː/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɔː/

1 syllable Say it as /θˈɔː/.

Examples

the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
they welcomed the spring thaw

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dethaw thawing unfreeze warming dissolve melting unthaw melt

Parts of Speech

noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid “the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster”
noun	warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt “they welcomed the spring thaw”
noun	a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile “the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs”
verb	become or cause to become soft or liquid “The sun melted the ice”

Word Forms

thaw	verb	become or cause to become soft or liquid
melt	verb	become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw	noun	warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
thawing	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
meltable	adjective	capable of melting
melt	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
melter	noun	a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
melting	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auftauen

der Prozess, bei dem Wärme etwas von einem Feststoff in eine Flüssigkeit umwandelt

🇫🇷French

dégel

le processus par lequel la chaleur transforme quelque chose d'un solide à un liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

deshielo

el proceso por el cual el calor cambia algo de sólido a líquido

🇮🇹Italian

scongelare

il processo mediante il quale il calore trasforma qualcosa da solido a liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

dooi

het proces waarbij warmte iets verandert van vast naar vloeibaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

descongelamento

o processo pelo qual o calor muda algo de sólido para líquido

🇷🇺Russian

оттаять

процесс, при котором под действием тепла происходит превращение твердого вещества в жидкость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पिघलना

वह प्रक्रिया जिसके द्वारा ऊष्मा किसी चीज़ को ठोस से तरल में बदल देती है

🇧🇩Bengali

গলানো

প্রক্রিয়া যার মাধ্যমে তাপ কঠিন থেকে তরলে কিছু পরিবর্তন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கரை

வெப்பமானது திடப்பொருளிலிருந்து திரவமாக மாற்றும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

కరిగించండి

వేడి ఏదో ఒక ఘనపదార్థం నుండి ద్రవంగా మార్చే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

वितळणे

प्रक्रिया ज्याद्वारे उष्णता काहीतरी घन ते द्रव बदलते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓગળવું

પ્રક્રિયા જેમાં ગરમી કંઈક ઘનમાંથી પ્રવાહીમાં બદલાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರಗಿಸಿ

ಶಾಖವು ಘನದಿಂದ ದ್ರವಕ್ಕೆ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരുകുക

ചൂട് എന്തെങ്കിലും ഖരാവസ്ഥയിൽ നിന്ന് ദ്രാവകത്തിലേക്ക് മാറ്റുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਘਲਣਾ

ਉਹ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਗਰਮੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਠੋਸ ਤੋਂ ਤਰਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پگھلنا

وہ عمل جس کے تحت حرارت کسی چیز کو ٹھوس سے مائع میں تبدیل کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解冻

热量将某种物质从固体转变为液体的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

解凍する

熱が何かを固体から液体に変えるプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

해동

열에 의해 고체에서 액체로 변화하는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tan băng

quá trình trong đó nhiệt làm thay đổi một cái gì đó từ chất rắn sang chất lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

ละลาย

กระบวนการที่ความร้อนเปลี่ยนบางสิ่งจากของแข็งเป็นของเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencair

proses dimana panas mengubah sesuatu dari padat menjadi cair

🇵🇭Filipino

lasaw

ang proseso kung saan binabago ng init ang isang bagay mula sa solid tungo sa likido

🇲🇾Malay

cair

proses di mana haba mengubah sesuatu daripada pepejal kepada cecair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذوبان

العملية التي من خلالها تغير الحرارة شيئًا ما من مادة صلبة إلى سائلة

🇮🇷Persian

آب شدن

فرآیندی که در آن گرما چیزی را از جامد به مایع تبدیل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

erimek

ısının bir şeyi katı halden sıvı hale getirdiği süreç

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְשִׁיר

התהליך שבו חום משנה משהו ממוצק לנוזל

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