solder

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UK/ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/UK/ˈsəʊl.də(ɹ)/UK, obsolete/ˈsɒ.də/Canada, US/ˈsɑd.ɚ/

noun

Any of various easily melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.

Similar
braze
Opposite
desolder
OriginMiddle English souder ← Old French soldure ← Latin solidāre →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

nounsolder (countable and uncountable, plural solders)

plural solders

  1. countableuncountableAny of various easily melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.

    I've had so little feeling that I've burned myself with liquid solder and watched my skin burn and not felt anything.

    1991 December 8, Liz Galst, quoting Buck, “Gay Male Incest Survivors, Safer Sex, and AIDS”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 21, page 9
    1 more example

    ...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)...

    1991, John H. Lau, Solder Joint Reliability: Theory and Applications, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 225
  2. countablefigurativelyuncountableCircumstances or emotions that strongly bond things or persons together, by analogy to solder that joins metals.

    Friendship! Mysterious cement of the soul — and solder of society.

    1860, D R. M'Nab, Christian consolation; The way home; and Conjugal love
verbsolder (third-person singular simple present solders, present participle soldering, simple past and past participle soldered)

present singular third person solders · participle present soldering · participle past soldered · past soldered

  1. transitiveTo join items together, or to coat them with solder.

    Synonyms: braze · Antonyms: desolder

  2. figurativelytransitiveTo join things as if with solder.

    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.

    2013, Elizabeth Burton-Phillips, Mum, Can You Lend Me Twenty Quid?: What drugs did to my family, Little, Brown Book Group, →ISBN, page 137?

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo join items together, or to coat them with solder.

Similar
braze
Opposite
desolder

Origin

  1. Latinsolidāre“make solid”
  2. Old Frenchsouder
  3. Old Frenchsoldure
  4. Middle Englishsouder
  5. Englishsolder

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 (“make solid”).

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Translations

Basque eztainu
  • eztainuany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
Bulgarian припой, запоя́вам
  • припой (pripoj)any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • запоя́вам (zapojávam)to join with solder
  • споя́вам (spojávam)to join with solder
Catalan soldar
  • soldarto join with solder
Chinese Mandarin 焊料, 焊接
  • 焊料 (hànliào)any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • 焊接 (hànjiē)to join with solder
Czech pájka, pájet
  • pájkaany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • pájetto join with solder
  • letovatto join with solder
Danish loddemetal, lodde
  • loddemetalany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • loddeto join with solder
Dutch soldeersel, solderen
  • soldeerselany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • solderento join with solder
Esperanto luto, lutalojo
  • lutoany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • lutalojoany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • lutito join with solder
Finnish juote, juotemetalli
  • juoteany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • juotemetalliany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • juotostinaany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • juottaato join with solder
French soudure, souder
  • soudureany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • souderto join with solder
German Lötmetall, Lot
  • Lötmetallany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • Lotany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • Lötdrahtany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • Lötzinnany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • lötento join with solder
Greek καλάι
  • καλάι (kalái)any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
Hebrew לחם, הלחים
  • לחם (lákham)any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • הלחים (hilkhím)to join with solder
Hungarian forrasz, forraszanyag
  • forraszany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • forraszanyagany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • forrasztóanyagany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • forrasztto join with solder
Icelandic lóðmálmur, lóðtin
  • lóðmálmurany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • lóðtinany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • brasmálmurany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • loðningarefniany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • lóðato join with solder
  • brasato join with solder
  • sjóða samanto join with solder
  • kveikjato join with solder
  • kveikja samanto join with solder
Irish sádar, sádráil
  • sádarany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • sádráilto join with solder
Italian saldare
  • saldareto join with solder
Japanese 半田, はんだづけする
  • 半田 (handa)any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • はんだづけする (handazuke suru)to join with solder
Korean 땜납, 납땜하다
  • 땜납 (ttaemnap)any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • 납땜하다 (napttaemhada)to join with solder
Latin plumbō
  • plumbōto join with solder
Latvian lode, lodēt
  • lodeany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • lodētto join with solder
Māori piuta, tūhoto
  • piutaany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • tūhotoany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • tūhototo join with solder
Norwegian Bokmål loddemetall, loddetråd
  • loddemetallany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • loddetrådany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • loddeto join with solder
Persian لحیم, لحیم کردن
  • لحیم (lahim)any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • لحیم کردن (lahim kardan)to join with solder
Polish cyna, spoiwo lutownicze
  • cynaany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • spoiwo lutowniczeany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • lutany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • lutowaćto join with solder
Portuguese solda, soldar
  • soldaany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • soldarto join with solder
Romanian suda
  • sudato join with solder
Russian припо́й, пая́ть
  • припо́й (pripój)any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • пая́ть (pajátʹ)to join with solder
  • припая́ть (pripajátʹ)to join with solder
  • спая́ть (spajátʹ)to join with solder
Spanish estaño para soldar, estaño
  • estaño para soldarany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • estañoany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • soldar (blandamente / al blando)to join with solder
Swedish löda
  • lödato join with solder
Thai โลหะบัดกรี, บัดกรี
  • โลหะบัดกรีany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • บัดกรี (bàt-grii)to join with solder
Turkish lehim, lehimlemek
  • lehimany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • lehimlemekto join with solder
Ukrainian пая́ти
  • пая́ти (pajáty)to join with solder
Vietnamese chất hàn, hàn
  • chất hànany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • hànto join with solder
Welsh sodor, sodr
  • sodorany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • sodrany of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
  • sodroto join with solder
Yiddish לייטן
  • לייטן (leytn)to join with solder

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with solder

olderfolderholdershoulderboulderodorloaderstakeholderlauderfodderbeholdermarauderpoldermodermouldermodderdoddernoddersmoldersmoulderapplauderboddereisteddfodwrgoader
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Anagrams

dorselLoders
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APA

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MLA

“solder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solder.

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