Meanings
nounwelding (plural weldings)
plural weldings
- The action or process of welding:
- The joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
This type of physical testing by the non-destructive test is performed to check the welding quality in a closed container such as tanks and pressure vessels.
2021 February 23, Ramakant Sharma, “Weld Testing Methods: Destructive & Non-Destructive”, in Cruxweld, archived from the original on 25 May 20251 more example
[…] and at Dinsdale work will commence in 1957 on a depot to deal with rail welding and track pre-assembly. The plant envisaged will weld new flat-bottom rails into 180-ft. lengths for laying in selected lines.
1956 July, “Modernisation in the North Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 484 - Binding together inseparably; uniting closely or intimately.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of weld
Origin
By surface analysis, weld + -ing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لَحْم, لِحَام
- لَحْم (laḥm)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
- لِحَام (liḥām)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Bulgarian заваря́ване, зава́рка
- заваря́ване (zavarjávane)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
- зава́рка (zavárka)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Chinese Mandarin 焊接
- 焊接 (hànjiē)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Czech svařování
- svařováníthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Estonian keevitamine
- keevitaminethe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Finnish hitsaaminen, hitsaus
- hitsaaminenthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
- hitsausthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
French soudage
- soudagethe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
German Schweißen
- Schweißenthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Greek συγκόλληση
- συγκόλληση (sygkóllisi)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Hungarian hegesztés, összeforradás
- hegesztésthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
- összeforradásthe action or process of binding together inseparably; uniting closely or intimately
- összeforrásthe action or process of binding together inseparably; uniting closely or intimately
- összeforrasztásthe action or process of binding together inseparably; uniting closely or intimately
Indonesian las, pengelasan
- lasthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
- pengelasanthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Italian saldatura
- saldaturathe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Japanese 溶接
- 溶接 (yōsetsu)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Korean 용접
- 용접 (yongjeop)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Malay pengimpalan
- pengimpalanthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Norwegian sveising
- sveisingthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Persian جوشکاری
- جوشکاری (juškâri)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Polish spawanie
- spawaniethe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Portuguese soldadura, solda
- soldadurathe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
- soldathe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
- soldagemthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Russian сва́рка
- сва́рка (svárka)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Spanish soldadura dura
- soldadura durathe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Swedish svetsning
- svetsningthe action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Ukrainian зва́рювання, зва́рення
- зва́рювання (zvárjuvannja)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
- зва́рення (zvárennja)the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with welding
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
welding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welding
MLA
“welding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “welding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welding.
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