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Meanings of fusing point in English

The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid at standard atmospheric pressure.

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        Examples for "melting point"
        Examples for "melting point"
        1
        It has a high melting point, making it perfect for a braai.
        The South African
        2
        The melting point of tin is near the temperature of caramelized sugar.
        School and Home Cooking
        3
        The air in it is several degrees above the melting point of ice.
        The dog said bow-wow
        4
        It has a high melting point, making it perfect for frying or grilling.
        The Irish Times
        5
        The purity of the substance affects its freezing or melting point.
        The Working of Steel / Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of...
        Usage of fusing point in English
        1
        By the eleventh day mutual irritation had nigh reached the fusing point.
        The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier
        2
        Because the water absorbs the heat and prevents it reaching the fusing point.
        Rough and Tumble Engineering
        3
        The tendency of a brick to become plastic at a temperature below the fusing point.
        Steam, Its Generation and Use
        4
        The external wall was almost at the fusing point.
        Giants on the Earth
        5
        Its fusing point is 149.6° F. I have not yet succeeded in crystallizing any of its more simple salts.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882
        6
        When heated it is yellowish; and, since it is volatile at a high temperature, it must not, in drying, be heated above its fusing point.
        A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Min...
        7
        Bismuth is a metal which lowers the fusing point of any alloy of which it forms a part, while lead makes the solder less fusible.
        Practical Mechanics for Boys
        8
        Through years of effort and experimentation re-discovered the process of casting together metals of different fusing points, such as silver, gold and copper.
        The new yorker
        9
        "For that purpose I suggest that we make the molds out of a metal or alloy which has a higher fusing point than lead."
        The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns