solder
Any of various easily melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend,…Any of various easily melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.
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Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various easily melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.
Lötmetall, Lot, Lötdraht
припо́йpripój
an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Circumstances or emotions that strongly bond things or persons together, by analogy to solder that joins metals.
Origin
From Middle English souder, soudere, soudur (noun), from Old French soldure, soudeure (nouFrom Middle English souder, soudere, soudur (noun), from Old French soldure, soudeure (noun), from Old French souder, solder (“to solder”, verb) (> Middle English souden (“to solder”)), from Latin solidāre (“make solid”).
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Forms
plural: soldersWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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