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WELDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("welding" is a kind of...):
attachment; fastening (the act of fastening things together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "welding"):
butt-welding; butt welding (creating a butt joint by welding)
spot-welding; spot welding (creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points)
Derivation:
weld (join together by heating)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb weld
