solder

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Etymology

From Middle English souder, soudere, soudur, from Old French soldure, soudeure, from Old French souder, solder (> Middle English souden), from Latin solidāre, present active infinitive of solidō ("make solid").

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: sŏlʹdə(r), sōlʹdə(r); IPA: /ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/, /ˈsəʊl.də(ɹ)/
• (Canada, General American) enPR: sŏdʹər, sōʹdər, sôʹdər; IPA: /ˈsɑd.ɚ/, /ˈsoʊ.dɚ/, /ˈsɔ.dɚ/

Noun

solder

1. Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.
2. Figuratively, circumstances or emotions that strongly bond things or persons together in analogy to solder that joins metals.

Translations

• French: soudure
• German: Lötmetall, Lot, Lötdraht, Lötzinn
• Portuguese: solda
• Russian: припой
• Spanish: estaño para soldar, estaño

Verb

solder (solders, present participle soldering; simple past and past participle soldered)

1. to join items together, or to coat them with solder
2. (figuratively) to join things as if with solder.

Antonyms

• desolder

Translations

• French: souder
• German: löten
• Italian: saldare
• Portuguese: soldar
• Russian: пая́ть
• Spanish: soldar

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