Lite vs Meltdown - What's the difference?
lite | meltdown |
Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.:
Lightweight
(usually, used postpositively) Lacking substance or seriousness.
*
*
*
(British, dialect) A little, bit.
(British, dialect) few; little
(British, dialect) To expect; wait.
(British, dialect) To rely.
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.
* 2001 , James Wickham, Perv Spoof Bosses Axe Wrestling'' (in ''The Daily Star )
(figuratively) A tantrum.
As a verb lite
is .As a noun meltdown is
severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.lite
English
(wikipedia lite)Etymology 1
Variation ofAdjective
(-)- His lite''' dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with ' lite ranch dressing.
- ''My favorite color is lite blue!
Derived terms
* marriage liteEtymology 2
From (etyl) lit,Noun
(-)Adjective
(er)Etymology 3
From (etyl) .Verb
(lit)Anagrams
* ----meltdown
English
(wikipedia meltdown)Noun
(en noun)- Four years have passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, but the grim legacy of the Soviet catastrophe is still unfolding. [http://www.time.com/time/daily/chernobyl/chernobyl.index.html]
- Channel 4 switchboards went into meltdown this week when viewers called to complain about a Brass Eye programme on child sex.
- Computer engineers were at a loss last night to explain why the Government had been hit by arguably the worst electronic meltdown in the history of Whitehall. [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=587262]