brazing solders

Variant of solder

solder definition

sol·der (säd′ər)

noun

  1. a metal alloy that is heated and used to join or patch metal parts or surfaces: soft solders of tin-lead alloys melt easily; hard (or brazing) solders of copper-zinc alloys melt only at red heat
  2. anything that joins or fuses; bond

Etymology: ME soudre < OFr souldure < soulder, to make solid < L solidare < solidus, solid

transitive verb

  1. to join, patch, etc. with solder
  2. to act as a bond between; unite

intransitive verb

  1. to become joined or united as by solder
  2. to join things with solder

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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