solder
Meaning
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- Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.
- Figuratively, circumstances or emotions that strongly bond things or persons together in analogy to solder that joins metals.
Synonyms
soldering tin
grow together
soft solder
soldering flux
brazing alloy
fuse together
welding flux
soldering lead
flux material
braze welding
brazing filler metal
soldering paste
welding compound
silver-paper
soft soldering
torch brazing
form hanger
form bracing
formwork supports
low melting solder
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English souder, soudere, soudur (noun), from Old French soldure, soudeure (noun), from Old French souder, solder (“to solder”, verb) (> Middle English souden (“to solder”)), from Latin solidāre, present active infinitive of solidō (“make solid”).
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