stick welding
English
Stick welding
Stick welding
Stick welding
Etymology
From welding using a stick that is consumed to lay the weld.
Noun
stick welding (uncountable)
- A method of manual electric welding that uses a consumable flux-covered electrode that forms a slag to protect the weld from oxygen degradation.
Synonyms
- shielded metal arc welding / SMAW
Hyponyms
- manual metal arc welding / MMAW / MMA
- gravity arc welding / gravity welding
- massive electrode welding
- firecracker welding
Hypernyms
- arc welding
- welding
Derived terms
- stick weld
- stick-welded
- stick welder
Coordinate terms
- flux-cored arc welding
Related terms
- TIG welding
- MIG welding
Verb
stick welding
- present participle of stick weld
See also
