solder : Idioms & Phrases

• the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder.

Webster 1913

• verb solder by immersion in a bath of molten solder
  

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• a kind of solder, often containing twelve parts of gold, two of silver, and four of copper.

Webster 1913

• noun solder that contains copper; melts at a relatively high temperature; used for brazing
  

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• a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper, etc.

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• noun a solder that contains silver
  

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• noun solder that melts at a relatively low temperature
  

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• a solder fusible at comparatively low temperatures; as, plumbers' solder, consisting of two parts lead and one part tin, is a soft solder.

Webster 1913

• verb repair with soft-solder
  

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• noun flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by soldering; flux cleans the surfaces and results in a better bond
  

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• noun a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder
  

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