arc welding

American

noun

welding by means of the heat of an electric arc.

arc welding British

noun

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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arc welder

noun

Etymology

Origin of arc welding

First recorded in 1930–35

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The Rochester Institute of Technology was intrigued by a valedictorian who wanted to take an arc welding class in high school.

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2010

Commonest form of welding used today is arc welding.

From Time Magazine Archive

The significance: no more cannonading clatter on skyscraper frames outside the sleepy urbanite's window; arc welding, where girder steel is melted into a joint by powerful electric current, is silent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Development of the arc-shielding coating by Milwaukee's A. O. Smith Corp. at last gave arc welding the reliability it needed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hot white flashes and rapid hisses within indicated arc welding.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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