buttweld

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verb

To weld by gradually heating the two ends with a weld plate and then joining them under a specific pressure, used to connect parts which are nearly parallel and do not overlap.

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butt-weld
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Meanings

verbbuttweld (third-person singular simple present buttwelds, present participle buttwelding, simple past and past participle buttwelded)

present singular third person buttwelds · participle present buttwelding · participle past buttwelded · past buttwelded · alternative butt-weld

  1. To weld by gradually heating the two ends with a weld plate and then joining them under a specific pressure, used to connect parts which are nearly parallel and do not overlap.
nounbuttweld (plural buttwelds)

plural buttwelds

  1. The junction formed by this kind of welding.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbjoin by a butt weld

Similar
butt-weld
Broader
weld

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From butt + weld.

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APA

buttweld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttweld

MLA

“buttweld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttweld. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttweld,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttweld.

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