thawing

Other forms: thawings

Definitions of thawing

1. noun

   the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
   synonyms: melt, melting, thaw

   type of:

   heating, warming

   the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature

   phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change

   a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
2. noun

   warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
   synonyms: thaw, warming

   type of:

   atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition

   the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation