molten

adjective

mol·​ten ˈmōl-tᵊn 

1

: fused or liquefied by heat : melted

molten lava

2

: having warmth or brilliance : glowing

the molten sunlight of warm skies

—T. B. Costain

3

obsolete : made by melting and casting

Examples of molten in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But before that, in a ground floor space that used to be an industrial kitchen, is Barney’s Water Cast 10 (2015), a large sculpture made by pouring molten bronze into a slurry of water and bentonite clay. —Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024

Here, his Water Cast 10 is part modernist abstraction, part wasps’ nest, and part Chinese scholar’s rock made by a crew of people pouring molten copper into a combination of clay and water. —Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024

One volcanic eruption can decimate entire landscapes in a blaze of molten rock, ash and toxic gases. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024

For the seventh time in less than a year, Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has erupted into fiery spectacle, spewing molten lava from a fissure approximately 1.8 miles long. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of melten to melt

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Kids Definition

molten

adjective

mol·​ten ˈmōlt-ᵊn 

: melted especially by very great heat