weldableadj.
/ˈwɛldəbl/, U.S. /ˈwɛldəb(ə)l/ a. Capable of being welded.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > welded > able to be
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1855 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat iii. v. 304 Weldable metals.—The metals capable of being welded soften before they are fused.
1864 Reader 9 Apr. 449/1 We have the various kinds of steel, which are highly elastic, malleable, ductile, forgeable, weldable.
1881 Metal World No. 24. 372 Pure malleable and weldable nickel.
1889 Nature 19 Sept. 510/2 Many metals not hitherto considered weldable, such as tool steel, copper, and aluminium are readily welded.
b. transferred. Of plastic substances: Capable of being united in a solid mass.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [adjective] > make (more) dense or solid > able to be > of plastic substances
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1881 Knowledge 25 Nov. 67/1 Wax, pitch, resin, and all other solids that fuse, gradually cohere, are weldable..when near their fusing point.
1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 3rd Ser. 300/2 Outside of the metals there is a multitude of weldable substances. Glass is a typical example of these.
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