solder

[ sod-er ]
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noun
  1. any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.

  2. anything that joins or unites: the solder of their common cause.

verb (used with object)
  1. to join (metal objects) with solder.

  2. to join closely and intimately: two fates inseparably soldered by misfortune.

  1. to mend; repair; patch up.

verb (used without object)
  1. to unite things with solder.

  2. to become soldered or united; grow together.

Origin of solder

1
1325–75; (noun) Middle English soudour<Old French soudure, soldure, derivative of solder to solder <Latin solidāre to make solid, equivalent to solid(us) solid + -āre infinitive suffix; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun

Other words from solder

  • sol·der·a·ble, adjective
  • sol·der·er, noun
  • sol·der·less, adjective
  • de·sol·der, verb (used with object)
  • re·sol·der, verb

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How to use solder in a sentence

  • The propeller consists of a piece of tin, slightly twisted and attached to the shaft with solder.

  • A very neat repair can be made with an alcohol lamp and a blowpipe by using a little silver solder.

  • There was likewise a small quantity of block tin, sheet tin, and solder.

    Lavengro | George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for solder

solder

/ (ˈsɒldə, US ˈsɒdər) /


noun
  1. an alloy for joining two metal surfaces by melting the alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces. Soft solders are alloys of lead and tin; brazing solders are alloys of copper and zinc

  2. something that joins things together firmly; a bond

verb
  1. to join or mend or be joined or mended with or as if with solder

Origin of solder

1
C14: via Old French from Latin solidāre to strengthen, from solidus solid

Derived forms of solder

  • solderable, adjective
  • solderer, noun

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