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BUTT-WELDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Creating a butt joint by welding
Synonyms:
butt-welding; butt welding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("butt-welding" is a kind of...):
welding (fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butt-welding"):
flash butt welding; flash welding (butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe)
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