solder
Americannoun
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any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
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anything that joins or unites.
the solder of their common cause.
verb (used with object)
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to join (metal objects) with solder.
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to join closely and intimately.
two fates inseparably soldered by misfortune.
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to mend; repair; patch up.
verb (used without object)
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to unite things with solder.
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to become soldered or united; grow together.
noun
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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
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something that joins things together firmly; a bond
verb
Other Word Forms
- desolder verb (used with object)
- resolder verb
- solderable adjective
- solderer noun
- solderless adjective
Etymology
Origin of solder
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
Example Sentences
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The term derives from the white crystalline powder used in cleaning, soldering, glass making and in pesticides, which in centuries past was sold as a cure-all.
At a hearing on Sunday, Bolsonaro admitted trying to open his ankle monitor with a soldering iron until he "came to his senses", court documents show.
From BBC
In a video made public by the court on Saturday, Bolsonaro gave a different version of events: he said he had used a soldering iron on the monitoring bracelet out of "curiosity."
From Barron's
At a hearing in Brasília, he admitted trying to open the monitor with a soldering iron on Friday until he "came to his senses", court documents show.
From BBC
Bolsonaro said he "experienced a certain paranoia between Friday and Saturday due to medication" when he had used a soldering iron on the monitoring bracelet, the document read.
From Barron's
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