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Webster 1913 Edition
Solder
Sol′der
,Noun.
[Formerly
soder
; F. soudure
, OF. soudeure
, fr. OF. & F. souder
to solder, L. solidare
to fasten, to make solid. See Solid
, and cf. Sawder
.] A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement.
Hence,
anything which unites or cements.
Hard solder
, a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper, etc.
– Soft solder
, a solder fusible at comparatively low temperatures;
as, plumbers’ solder, consisting of two parts lead and one part tin, is a
.soft solder
Sol′der
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Soldered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Soldering
.] 1.
To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention of a more fusible metal or metallic alloy applied when melted; to join by means of metallic cement.
2.
To mend; to patch up.
“To solder up a broken cause.” Hooker.
Webster 1828 Edition
Solder
SOL'DER
,Verb.
T.
SOL'DER
,Noun.
Definition 2025
solder
solder
English

A spool of solder.
Noun
solder (uncountable)
Translations
any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together
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Verb
solder (third-person singular simple present solders, present participle soldering, simple past and past participle soldered)
- To join with (or as if with) solder.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to join with solder
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See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Cf. solde.
Verb
solder
- to close (a deal)
- (finance) to settle, to pay off (debt)
- to sell at sales, to have a sale
- (reflexive, ~ par) to end up (in), to result (in)
Conjugation
Conjugation of solder (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | solder | avoir soldé | |||||
gerund | en soldant | en ayant soldé | |||||
present participle | soldant /sɔl.dɑ̃/ |
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past participle | soldé /sɔl.de/ |
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person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
simple tenses |
present | solde /sɔld/ |
soldes /sɔld/ |
solde /sɔld/ |
soldons /sɔl.dɔ̃/ |
soldez /sɔl.de/ |
soldent /sɔld/ |
imperfect | soldais /sɔl.dɛ/ |
soldais /sɔl.dɛ/ |
soldait /sɔl.dɛ/ |
soldions /sɔl.djɔ̃/ |
soldiez /sɔl.dje/ |
soldaient /sɔl.dɛ/ |
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past historic1 | soldai /sɔl.de/ |
soldas /sɔl.da/ |
solda /sɔl.da/ |
soldâmes /sɔl.dam/ |
soldâtes /sɔl.dat/ |
soldèrent /sɔl.dɛʁ/ |
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future | solderai /sɔl.də.ʁe/ |
solderas /sɔl.də.ʁa/ |
soldera /sɔl.də.ʁa/ |
solderons /sɔl.də.ʁɔ̃/ |
solderez /sɔl.də.ʁe/ |
solderont /sɔl.də.ʁɔ̃/ |
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conditional | solderais /sɔl.də.ʁɛ/ |
solderais /sɔl.də.ʁɛ/ |
solderait /sɔl.də.ʁɛ/ |
solderions /sɔl.də.ʁjɔ̃/ |
solderiez /sɔl.də.ʁje/ |
solderaient /sɔl.də.ʁɛ/ |
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compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
simple tenses |
present | solde /sɔld/ |
soldes /sɔld/ |
solde /sɔld/ |
soldions /sɔl.djɔ̃/ |
soldiez /sɔl.dje/ |
soldent /sɔld/ |
imperfect1 |
soldasse /sɔl.das/ |
soldasses /sɔl.das/ |
soldât /sɔl.da/ |
soldassions /sɔl.da.sjɔ̃/ |
soldassiez /sɔl.da.sje/ |
soldassent /sɔl.das/ |
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compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
— | solde /sɔld/ |
— | soldons /sɔl.dɔ̃/ |
soldez /sɔl.de/ |
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