Weld



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• v.焊接, 熔接; 结合

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: alteration of obsolete English well to weld, from Middle English wellen to boil, well, weld — more at well
• Date: 1599
• intransitive verb
  • to become or be capable of being welded
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to unite (metallic parts) by heating and allowing the metals to flow together or by hammering or compressing with or without previous heating
    • b. to unite (plastics) in a similar manner by heating
    • c. to repair (as an article) by this method
    • d. to produce or create as if by such a process
  • 2. to unite or reunite closely or intimately <architecture that welds the past and the present>
• ? weldable adjective

II. noun

• Date: 1831
• 1. a welded joint
• 2. union by welding ; the state or condition of being welded

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