In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
melted, liquid, liquified
(adjective) changed from a solid to a liquid state; “rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
melted
simple past tense and past participle of melt
melted (comparative more melted, superlative most melted)
Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.
Source: Wiktionary
Melt, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See 2d Milt.
Melt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Melted (obs.) p. p. Molten; p. pr. & vb. n. Melting.] Etym: [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. Smelt, v., Malt, Milt the spleen.]
1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to mell wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow.
2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken. Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth. Shak. For pity melts the mind to love. Dryden.
Syn.
– To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.
Melt, v. i.
1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.
2. To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.
3. Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear. My soul melteth for heaviness. Ps. cxix. 28. Melting with tenderness and kind compassion. Shak.
4. To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing outlines, overlapping and melting into each other. J. C. Shairp.
5. To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.