solder
solder definition
sol·der (säd′ər)
noun
- a metal alloy that is heated and used to join or patch metal parts or surfaces: soft solders of tin-lead alloys melt easily; hard (or brazing) solders of copper-zinc alloys melt only at red heat
- anything that joins or fuses; bond
Etymology: ME soudre < OFr souldure < soulder, to make solid < L solidare < solidus, solid
transitive verb
- to join, patch, etc. with solder
- to act as a bond between; unite
intransitive verb
- to become joined or united as by solder
- to join things with solder
Related Forms:
- solderer sol′·derer noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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