dissolve
[ dih-zolv ]
/ dɪˈzɒlv /
verb (used with object), dis·solved, dis·solv·ing.
verb (used without object), dis·solved, dis·solv·ing.
noun
Also called lap dissolve, cross-dissolve. Movies, Television.
a transition from one scene to the next made by dissolving.
Origin of dissolve
SYNONYMS FOR dissolve
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Words nearby dissolve
Example sentences from the Web for dissolvable
But what estate on earth is so firm, that is not changeable, or what friendship is so constant, that is not dissolvable?
The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687) |William WinstanleyFor such things as are not dissolvable by the Moisture of the Tongue, act not upon the Taste.
Opticks |Isaac NewtonWith short-term marriages, dissolvable at will, there is no reason why they should be otherwise.
The Girl in the Golden Atom |Raymond King CummingsWell then, at the end of ten years these should be dissolvable, with proper provision made for the children.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter |Sir Harry Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for dissolvable
dissolve
/ (dɪˈzɒlv) /
verb
noun
films television
a scene filmed or televised by dissolving
Derived forms of dissolve
dissolvable, adjective dissolvability or dissolvableness, noun dissolver, nounWord Origin for dissolve
C14: from Latin
dissolvere to make loose, from
dis-
1 +
solvere to release
Medical definitions for dissolvable
dissolve
[ dĭ-zŏlv′ ]
v.
To pass or cause to pass into a solution, as salt in water.
To become or cause to become liquid; melt.
To cause to disintegrate or become disintegrated.
Scientific definitions for dissolvable
dissolve
[ dĭ-zŏlv′ ]
To pass or cause to pass into solution.