Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Soldering"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Solder \Sol"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soldered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Soldering}.] [Formerlysoder. See {Solder}, n.]
1. To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention
of a more fusible metal or metallic alloy applied when
melted; to join by means of metallic cement.
2. To mend; to patch up. ``To solder up a broken cause.''
--Hooker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Soldering \Sol"der*ing\,
a. & n. from {Solder}, v. t.
{Soldering iron}, {Soldering tool}, an instrument for
soldering, consisting of a bit or bolt of copper having a
pointed or wedge-shaped end, and furnished with a handle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
soldering
n : fastening firmly together [syn: {bonding}]
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