fusibility

American  

[fyoo-zuh-bil-i-tee] / ˌfyu zəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

1. the quality of being fusible or convertible from a solid to a liquid state by heat.

2. the degree to which a substance is fusible.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unfusibility
  noun
• nonfusibility
  noun

Etymology

Origin of fusibility

From the French word fusibilité, dating back to 1615–25. See fusible, -ity

Example Sentences

It is distinguished from the other oxides of antimony by the readiness with which it is reduced to the metallic state upon charcoal, and by its easy fusibility and volatility.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

Chemists and metallurgists, have endeavoured to determine the degree of fusibility of the earths when mixed with each other; but their researches have shed but little light upon the management of blast furnaces.

From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various

He enumerates various exterior characteristics, such as colour, tenacity, hardness, smoothness, density, fusibility, lustre, and transparence, and their quality of reproduction, and then proceeds to describe various substances, but usually omits his enumerated characteristics.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Felspar is much used in the manufacture of porcelain by reason of its fusibility.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

This process is the firing of the clay to a primrose or a white heat according to its fusibility.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.