heating vs melting
melting vs heatingheating and melting both are nouns.
heating is not an adjective while melting is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| heating | Yes | No | No | No |
| melting | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
melting is a hyponym of
heating; that is, melting is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
heating:
- heating: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
- melting: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Other hyponyms of heating include
boiling, global warming, induction heating, overheating, radiant heating, melt, thaw, thawing.
| heating (noun) | melting (noun) |
|---|---|
| utility to warm a building | the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid |
| the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature |
| heating (adjective) | melting (adjective) |
|---|---|
| becoming liquid |
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