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arc welding

American  

noun

  1. welding by means of the heat of an electric arc.

arc welding British  

noun

  1. a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece

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Origin of arc welding

First recorded in 1930–35

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Arc welding makes use of the flame produced by the voltaic arc in practically the same way that oxy-acetylene welding uses the flame from the gases.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)

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