solder

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈsɑd.ɚ/ UK /ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #49519

Meanings

1

noun
an alloy, usually of lead and tin, used when melted to join two metal surfaces

I was running low on solder because of all the electronics repairs I was making.
2

verb
to join or fuse with solder

You should solder these two pipes together.
3

noun
Circumstances or emotions that strongly bond things or persons together, by analogy to solder that joins metals.

Friendship! Mysterious cement of the soul — and solder of society.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Opposites

desolder

Word family

Derived forms resoldersolderabilitysolderablesolderersolderesssolderlessunsolder

Related forms brazeflux weld

Etymology

From 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”).

Topics

Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives

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# solder

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɑd.ɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 49519

## Meanings
1. an alloy, usually of lead and tin, used when melted to join two metal surfaces
2. to join or fuse with solder
3. Circumstances or emotions that strongly bond things or persons together, by analogy to solder that joins metals.

## Examples
- I was running low on solder because of all the electronics repairs I was making.
- You should solder these two pipes together.
- Friendship! Mysterious cement of the soul — and solder of society.

## Antonyms
- desolder

## Derived Forms
- resolder
- solderability
- solderable
- solderer
- solderess
- solderless
- unsolder

## Related Forms
- braze
- flux
- weld

## Etymology
From 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”).

## Topics
- Materials & Substances
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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