Background for meltwater
BeDict Logo

meltwater

/ˈmeltˌwɔtər/ /ˈmeltˌwɑtər/

Meanings
noun
Water from melting ice or snow.

Examples :

"The meltwater from the glacier formed a small, fast-flowing stream. "
environment weather geology nature

Related Words

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration fast

fast noun

/fɑːst/ /fæst/

A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations

"The fast train to town only stops at the main station, not the smaller ones. "

Illustration flowing

flowing verb

/ˈfləʊ.ɪŋ/ /ˈfloʊ.ɪŋ/

To move as a fluid from one position to another.

"Rivers flow from springs and lakes."

Illustration ice

ice noun

[ʌɪs] /aɪs/

Water in frozen (solid) form.

"I put ice in my water to make it cold. "

Illustration glacier

glacier noun

/ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/ /ˈɡleɪs.jə/

A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

"They warned that the effects of glacier melting on water resources are becoming “increasingly serious” for China."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration small

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

Illustration stream

stream noun

/stɹiːm/

A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.

"The stream ran alongside the school playground. "

Illustration melting

melting verb

/ˈmɛltɪŋ/

To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

"I melted butter to make a cake."

Illustration formed

formed verb

/fɔːmd/ /fɔɹmd/

To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).

"The children formed a circle to play duck, duck, goose. "

Illustration snow

snow noun

/snəʊ/ /snoʊ/

The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.

"A heavy blanket of snow covered the schoolyard this morning. "

Illustration water

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."