solder

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noun

sol·der ˈsä-dər

ˈsȯ-,

British also ˈsäl-də,

ˈsōl-

: a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces

especially : an alloy of lead and tin so used

: something that unites

solder

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verb

soldered; soldering ˈsä-d(ə-)riŋ

ˈsȯ-,

British also ˈsäl-,

ˈsōl-

transitive verb

: to unite or make whole by solder

: to bring into or restore to firm union

a friendship soldered by common interests

intransitive verb

: to use solder

: to become united or repaired by or as if by solder

solderability

ˌsä-də-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē

ˌsȯ-

noun

solderer

ˈsä-dər-ər

ˈsȯ-

noun

Example Sentences

Verb Wires are soldered onto the circuit board.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The base of these bottles and cups, manufactured by Green Sprouts, can come off and expose a solder dot that contains lead, posing a potential poison hazard to children, the commission said in a post dated last Wednesday.

BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2022 The bottom base of the products can become detached, exposing a solder dot that contains lead, according to the CPSC.

Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022 Seven reports have been made about the bottles' bases breaking off, revealing the solder dot.

Zoe Sottile, CNN, 28 Nov. 2022 The part of the cups with the solder dot containing lead wouldn’t normally be accessible, so it wasn’t tested by the safety lab hired to vet the products as part of the manufacturing process, the company said.

Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2022 So far, there have been seven reports of the bottles' bases breaking off and exposing the solder dot, but no injuries have been reported, according to the recall notice.

Julianne Mcshane, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2022 Baldwin’s message centered on the self-sacrificial attitude of an American solder.

Matt Leavitt, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2022 The solder inside of Nvidia's power adapter cable can be damaged if the cables are moved or bent too much.

Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2022 Girls from San Diego to Chicago have put on helmets and safety goggles and learned how to mix concrete, solder pipes together and rewire lamps.

Cathy Free, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022

Verb

The program, started in 2013, shows future workers how to work in clean labs, build complex circuits on thin silicone discs and how to solder those components into circuit boards and electronics.

Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022 Si/TiN ferroelectric capacitors as small as 0.16 µm², and solder reflow compatibility for the first time for this type of memory.

Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 The Comet Lake design also includes a thinner die STIM, or solder thermal interface material.

Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 30 Apr. 2020 To install these unions, simply clean all the tubing ends and fittings as before, add some flux and solder the parts.

Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2018 This MacBook has a removable SSD, but on newer models, Apple soldered the SSD into the logic board.

Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2019 The sheet was cut into three parts, which were soldered together, hammered, and rolled thin again.

Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020 The cellular modem is a large separate chip that is soldered onto the motherboard: a Quectel EG25-G. When the back of the phone is peeled off, the innards actually have some special components.

Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2020 Layers of silver, gold, copper, and a sheet of silver/gold alloy were soldered together in a thin sheet.

Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020 See More

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