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weld /ˈwɛld/
銲接處,接合部(vt.)銲接,使密接,使結合,使成整體(vi.)焊牢
weld
熔接; 焊接
weld
焊
Weld n.
1. Bot. 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. [Written also woald, wold, and would.]
2. Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
Weld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welded; p. pr. & vb. n. Welding.]
1. To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.
Note: ☞ Very few of the metals, besides iron and platinum. are capable of being welded. Horn and tortoise shell possess this useful property.
2. Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.
Two women faster welded in one love. --Tennyson.
Weld, n. The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.
Butt weld. See under Butt.
Scarf weld, a joint made by overlapping, and welding together, the scarfed ends of two pieces.
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weld
n 1: European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye;
naturalized in North America [syn: dyer's rocket, dyer's
mignonette, Reseda luteola]
2: United States abolitionist (1803-1895) [syn: Theodore
Dwight Weld]
3: a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or
hammering together
v 1: join together by heating; "weld metal"
2: unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to
him"