stick welding

English

Etymology

From welding using a stick that is consumed to lay the weld.

Noun

stick welding (uncountable)

  1. A method of manual electric welding that uses a consumable flux-covered electrode that forms a slag to protect the weld from oxygen degradation.

Synonyms

  • shielded metal arc welding / SMAW

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • manual metal arc welding / MMAW / MMA
  • gravity arc welding / gravity welding
  • massive electrode welding
  • firecracker welding

Coordinate terms

  • flux-cored arc welding

Derived terms

Verb

stick welding

  1. present participle and gerund of stick weld

See also

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