Definitions

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  • noun The substance or quantity of a substance produced by a melting process.
  • noun The act or process of melting.

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  • noun Melting.

Etymologies

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melt +‎ -age

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Examples

  • There are only so many times you can hear the exact same small talk exchanged before brain meltage sets in.

    Channel Surfing with C.T. | the TV addict 2007

  • * Wimpers* Oh gosh … Serious meltage going on … He is SO gorgeous!

    Twilight Lexicon » The Twilight Japan Tour Day 4 2009

  • I made these cookies on a hot day with no AC so I had to store them in the refrigerator once they were dipped to avoid meltage.

    Archive 2007-08-01 2007

  • Many of the straight-up cocktails, such as the second of two recipes for a Dry Martini, call for adding a quarter or even a half jigger of chilled mineral water to the mix (though one is instructed to omit the water if the ice you are using is wet with meltage).

    Just Add iPhone and Stir: Apps for Mixologists 2009

  • As a result, when we went running in the rain, there was some serious tan meltage thanks to the instant bronzer.

    True Colors: Grading Spray-Tan Salons 2009

  • I made these cookies on a hot day with no AC so I had to store them in the refrigerator once they were dipped to avoid meltage.

    Coconut Almond Macaroons 2007

  • Buried in the news was the discovery that the ice bridge connecting the Wilkins Ice Shelf to Charcot Island near Antarctica was "hanging by its last thread," weakened by global warming-related meltage.

    Mitchell Bard: Remember Global Warming? That's Okay, Most People Apparently Don't, Either 2008

  • Well, aside from the meltage factor, the crucial mistake turned out quite good, actually.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Ayala Sender 2007

  • Well, aside from the meltage factor, the crucial mistake turned out quite good, actually.

    Mojito, Jalapenos & Chocolate Ayala Sender 2007

  • At first, it was difficult to recognize geographic features — the planet was reflected backward, and a century of polar meltage due to global warming had altered familiar coastlines — but Chip was able to help me identify places I had once known.

    A King of Infinite Space Steele, Allen 1997

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