melting point
Example Sentences
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By lowering the melting point and viscosity of mantle rocks, the water helped drive internal circulation and plate motion, giving the planet long-term geological energy.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 26, 2025
It appears to be happening at the boundary of the inner and outer core, where the inner core is close to melting point.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
Some theories suggest these zones could be remnants of magma from 4.5 billion years ago, while others believe they result from tectonic plates that have sunk into the Earth's interior, spreading low melting point material.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023
Warm enough, in fact, that one might not need to dig very deep to reach ambient temperatures above the melting point of water.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 30, 2023
“It has a high melting point and good tensile strength too. Expensive stuff though. Take some time to drill and shape. C’mon.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
