Examples of molten in a Sentence
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Parts of the original molten magma surface sank below the crust.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
In a 17th-century explosion, Etna buried the town of Nicolosi, destroyed much of the city of Catania and fired molten rock into the sea 18 miles away.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
That contact caused a spark or molten metal that fell into grass below, the report said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024
The heat radiated when the molten steel was in sight.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Specifically, the tense bubbling before molten lava flares up and scorches the earth.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024
The surface of our blue planet was a molten magma ocean at the time, and its pre-life atmosphere consisted of a pinch of nitrogen and a pouring of heat-trapping carbon dioxide; truly a hell on Earth.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
On December 18, a volcanic fissure cleaved the ground to the town’s northeast and painted the wintry soil with molten rock.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
Your ticket also includes admission to the nearby Morean Glass Studio to watch artists hand-spin and shape molten glass.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
In a 17th-century explosion, Etna buried the town of Nicolosi, destroyed much of the city of Catania and fired molten rock into the sea 18 miles away.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
That contact caused a spark or molten metal that fell into grass below, the report said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024
The heat radiated when the molten steel was in sight.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Specifically, the tense bubbling before molten lava flares up and scorches the earth.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024
The surface of our blue planet was a molten magma ocean at the time, and its pre-life atmosphere consisted of a pinch of nitrogen and a pouring of heat-trapping carbon dioxide; truly a hell on Earth.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
On December 18, a volcanic fissure cleaved the ground to the town’s northeast and painted the wintry soil with molten rock.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
Your ticket also includes admission to the nearby Morean Glass Studio to watch artists hand-spin and shape molten glass.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from past participle of melten to melt
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Time Traveler
The first known use of molten was
in the 14th century
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“Molten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molten. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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molten
adjective
mol·ten
ˈmōlt-ᵊn 
: melted especially by very great heat
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