solder

American  

[sod-er] / ˈsɒd ər /

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.

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verb (used with object)

1. to join (metal objects) with solder.

2. to join closely and intimately.

   two fates inseparably soldered by misfortune.

3. to mend; repair; patch up.

verb (used without object)

1. to unite things with solder.

2. to become soldered or united; grow together.

solder British  

/ ˈsɒdər, ˈsɒldə /

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

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verb

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

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

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