Weld
[weld] or [wɛld]
Definition
(noun.) a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together.
(noun.) United States abolitionist (1803-1895).
(verb.) unite closely or intimately; 'Her gratitude welded her to him'.
(verb.) join together by heating; 'weld metal'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To wield.
(n.) An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color.
(n.) Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
(v. t.) To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.
(v. t.) Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.
(n.) The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Woad, dyer's weed (Reseda luteola).
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Definition
n. a scentless species of mignonette yielding a yellow dye—(Scot.) Wald.
v.t. (Spens.) to wield.
v.t. to join together as iron or steel by hammering when softened by heat: to join closely.—v.i. to undergo welding.—n. a welded joint.—n. Weldabil′ity.—adj. Wel′dable.—ns. Wel′der; Wel′ding; Weld′-ī′ron wrought-iron.—adj. Weld′less having no welds.—n. Weld′-steel puddled steel.
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Examples
- Larger apparatus has been devised to weld railroad joints on the roadbed, and for other applications. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Then weld the same as a piece of iron, hammering it very quickly with light blows. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The rods to be welded are placed in clamps C C′, C being connected with one terminal of the secondary conductor S, and the movable clamp C′ with the other. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The old lap-welded barrel gave way to the barrel drilled from solid steel. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She might as well have tried to loosen, by her soft touch, metal welded to metal. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- A high note of contempt for democracy was sounded: The soldier and the army, not parliamentary majorities, have welded together the German Empire. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The lap-welded barrel was standard until 1850, and he got together a battery of trip hammers for forging and welding his barrels. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The metal pieces which are to be welded are pressed together and a powerful current is passed through their junction. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Metals are fused and welded by the use of the electric current. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- These antique guns were made by welding longitudinal bars of iron together and binding them by iron rings shrunk on while hot. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The bending of wire to form chains without welding the links has long been done for watch chains, etc. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Steel wire is now tempered and annealed by electricity, as well as welding done, of which mention further on will be made. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In _welding_, the employment of electricity constitutes the most important departure. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The lap-welded barrel was standard until 1850, and he got together a battery of trip hammers for forging and welding his barrels. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- For electric welding a current of great volume or quantity, and very low electro-motive force, is required. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Four instances of personal danger may be noted in his own language: When I started at Menlo, I had an electric furnace for welding rare metals that I did not know about very clearly. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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