welding

By surface analysis, weld +‎ -ing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛldɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛldɪŋ

welding

1. present participle and gerund of weld

welding (plural weldings)

1. The action or process of welding:
   1. joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination, or
      • 1956 July, “Modernisation in the North Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 484:

        […] 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.

   2. binding together inseparably; uniting closely or intimately.

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