Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense solders, present participle soldering, past tense, past participle soldered
1. verb
If you solder two pieces of metal together, you join them by melting a small piece of soft metal and putting it between them so that it holds them together after it has cooled.
Fewer workers are needed to solder circuit boards. [VERB noun]
He then soldered the wire to the telephone terminal. [V n to/onto n]
He cuts the pieces and solders them together. [VERB noun adverb]
[Also VERB]
2. uncountable noun
Solder is the soft metal used for soldering.
solder in British English
(ˈsɒldə, US English ˈsɒdər)
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
verb
3.
to join or mend or be joined or mended with or as if with solder
Derived forms
solderable (ˈsolderable)
adjective
solderer (ˈsolderer)
noun
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Latin solidāre to strengthen, from solidussolid
solder in American English
(ˈsɑdər)
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
verb transitive
3.
to join, patch, etc. with solder
4.
to act as a bond between; unite
verb intransitive
5.
to become joined or united as by solder
6.
to join things with solder
Derived forms
solderer (ˈsolderer)
noun
Word origin
ME soudre < OFr souldure < soulder, to make solid < L solidare < solidus, solid
Examples of 'solder' in a sentence
solder
The end of one band overlapping the end of another, the joints held together by a simple dot of solder, not welding at all.