solder
English
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Etymology
From Middle English souder, soudere, soudur (noun), from Old French soldure, soudeure (noun), from Old French souder, solder (“to solder”, verb) (> Middle English souden (“to solder”)), from Latin solidāre, present active infinitive of solidō (“make solid”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: sŏlʹdə(r), sōlʹdə(r); IPA(key): /ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/, /ˈsəʊl.də(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɒldə(ɹ), -əʊldə(ɹ)
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- (Canada, General American) enPR: sŏdʹər, sōʹdər, sôʹdər; IPA(key): /ˈsɑd.ɚ/, /ˈsoʊ.dɚ/, (now rare) /ˈsɔ.dɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɒdə(ɹ), -əʊdə(ɹ), -ɔːdə(ɹ)
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- LanguageHat discussion of the many pronunciations of “solder”
Noun
solder (countable and uncountable, plural solders)
- Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.
- 1991, John H. Lau, Solder Joint Reliability: Theory and Applications, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN:
- ...the packaging of electronic components has moved from technology that used solder predominantly as an electrical connection (plated through-hole) to technology that uses solder as both a mechanical and electrical connection (surface mount technology)...
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- Figuratively, circumstances or emotions that strongly bond things or persons together in analogy to solder that joins metals.
- 1860, D R. M'Nab, Christian consolation; The way home; and Conjugal love:
- Friendship! Mysterious cement of the soul — and solder of society.
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Verb
solder (third-person singular simple present solders, present participle soldering, simple past and past participle soldered)
- to join items together, or to coat them with solder
- (figuratively) to join things as if with solder.
- 2013, Elizabeth Burton-Phillips, Mum, Can You Lend Me Twenty Quid?: What drugs did to my family, Little, Brown Book Group, →ISBN:
- In the days that followed Nick's death I was in severe shock. I was shattered both physically and emotionally... I seemed to be living in slow motion, waiting for the fragmented parts of my body and mind to solder themselves together.
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Antonyms
- desolder
Derived terms
- solderer
- soldering iron
Translations
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See also
- braze
- flux
- weld
Anagrams
- Elrods, Loders, dorsel, resold
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zolder, from Middle Dutch solre, solder, from Old Dutch *solari, *soleri, from Latin sōlārium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔl.dər/
Noun
solder (plural solders, diminutive soldertjie)
- attic
Derived terms
- brandsolder
- solderkamer
French
Etymology
From solde + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔl.de/
Verb
solder
- to close (a deal)
- (finance) to settle, to pay off (debt)
- to sell at sales, to have a sale
- (reflexive, ~ par) to end up (in), to result (in)
Conjugation
infinitive | simple | solder | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | soldant /sɔl.dɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | soldé /sɔl.de/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | solde /sɔld/ | soldes /sɔld/ | solde /sɔld/ | soldons /sɔl.dɔ̃/ | soldez /sɔl.de/ | soldent /sɔld/ |
imperfect | soldais /sɔl.dɛ/ | soldais /sɔl.dɛ/ | soldait /sɔl.dɛ/ | soldions /sɔl.djɔ̃/ | soldiez /sɔl.dje/ | soldaient /sɔl.dɛ/ | |
past historic2 | soldai /sɔl.de/ | soldas /sɔl.da/ | solda /sɔl.da/ | soldâmes /sɔl.dam/ | soldâtes /sɔl.dat/ | soldèrent /sɔl.dɛʁ/ | |
future | solderai /sɔl.də.ʁe/ | solderas /sɔl.də.ʁa/ | soldera /sɔl.də.ʁa/ | solderons /sɔl.də.ʁɔ̃/ | solderez /sɔl.də.ʁe/ | solderont /sɔl.də.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | solderais /sɔl.də.ʁɛ/ | solderais /sɔl.də.ʁɛ/ | solderait /sɔl.də.ʁɛ/ | solderions /sɔl.də.ʁjɔ̃/ | solderiez /sɔl.də.ʁje/ | solderaient /sɔl.də.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | solde /sɔld/ | soldes /sɔld/ | solde /sɔld/ | soldions /sɔl.djɔ̃/ | soldiez /sɔl.dje/ | soldent /sɔld/ |
imperfect2 | soldasse /sɔl.das/ | soldasses /sɔl.das/ | soldât /sɔl.da/ | soldassions /sɔl.da.sjɔ̃/ | soldassiez /sɔl.da.sje/ | soldassent /sɔl.das/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | solde /sɔld/ | — | soldons /sɔl.dɔ̃/ | soldez /sɔl.de/ | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Related terms
- solde
- solderie
- soldeur
Further reading
- “solder”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- drôles
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch soldeer, from Old French soldure, soudeure (noun), from Old French souder, solder (“to solder”, verb) (> Middle English souden (“to solder”)), from Latin solidāre, present active infinitive of solidō (“make solid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɔldɛr]
- Hyphenation: sol‧dèr
Noun
solder-solder
- solder: any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.
- Synonym: patri
Derived terms
- menyolder
Further reading
- “solder” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.