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spot-weld

[ spot-weld ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to weld (two pieces of metal) together in a small area or spot by the application of heat and pressure.


noun

  1. a welded joint made by this process.

spot-weld

verb

  1. tr to join (two pieces of metal, esp in the form of wire or sheet) by one or more small circular welds by means of heat, usually electrically generated, and pressure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a weld so formed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈspot-ˌwelder, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spot-weld1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

Walking with her up to the hot springs that day I discovered there was spot-weld between our experiences.

From Salon

In places, robots swing door panels around to spot-weld with pinpoint accuracy; but a few metres away, a section of the factory still runs as it did 67 years ago, Davis confirms.

Some team members spot-weld custom exhausts manually, exclusively.

From Forbes

Using an argon laser, eye doctors could focus intense beams of light to spot-weld leaking blood vessels in the retina.

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