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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">To melt a substance, [[ice]] for example, by warming it to a [[temperature]] greater than the  [[melting point]] of the substance, or to have frozen contents melted.</div><br/> </div>
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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A warm spell when [[ice]] and [[snow]] melt, for example, &ldquo;January thaw.&rdquo;</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 28 March 2024

  1. To melt a substance, ice for example, by warming it to a temperature greater than the melting point of the substance, or to have frozen contents melted.
  2. To free something from the binding action of ice by warming it to a temperature above the melting point of ice.
  3. A warm spell when ice and snow melt, for example, "January thaw."

In the United States, a period of mild weather popularly supposed to recur each year, in later January; most pronounced in the Northeast and, to a lesser extent, the Midwest.

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