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melter

melter

7.1
A worker who heats metal or wax until it becomes liquid
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛltər/
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  • The melter carefully controlled the temperature to ensure the metal melted evenly.

Examples

  • We do compost the leftovers from the solar wax melter into the hot compost.

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  • In the factory, each melter specializes in handling different types of alloys.

  • As a skilled melter, she transformed solid metal into liquid form for casting.

Compounds

ice melter
  • UK
3.4

A material that melts ice on paths and driveways

Surface Forms

melter singular
melters plural

Morphology

melter = melt (transparent) = melt + er

Derived directly from the verb 'melt' with the productive agent/instrument suffix '-er', so the meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Melter comes from the simple verb melt, which means 'to make liquid', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a melter is someone who makes metal, wax, or other solids into liquid.