solder English · revision 1160

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/, /ˈsɒ.də/ ''(UK)''; /ˈsɑd.ɚ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It comes from Middle English ''soudur'',^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|fro|soudure]], ''soldure'',^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) from ''solder'', ''souder'' “to join with solder”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|la|solido|t=to make solid]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from ''solidus'' “solid”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) The ''l'', lost regularly in Old French, was restored in English spelling in the 15th century on the Latin model.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) It is related to [[solid]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A fusible alloy for joining metal surfaces (about 1320 in Barnhart; 1374 in the OED).^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Figuratively the noun meant a bond or means of union from 1599.^(OED 1989) The verb, to unite or mend with solder, is from about 1420,^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) and it was soon used of closing wounds (1495) and of uniting people closely (1597).^(OED 1989) The OED notes that the ''l'' is usually sounded in British English but not in American;^(Etymonline) Fowler, however, knew only the pronunciation without it.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * about 1320 – ''soudour'', the alloy.^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * about 1420 – verb, to join with solder.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1428 – spelling with ''l''.^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1599 – noun, a bond or means of union.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Any of various [[fusible]] [[alloy|alt=alloys]], usually of tin and lead, melted to join metal parts.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Anything that joins or unites.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To join, mend or coat metal parts with solder.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To unite or bind closely, as if with solder.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[solderer]]

+ * [[solderability]]

+ * [[solderable]]

+ * [[solderless]]

+ * [[resolder]]

+ * [[unsolder]]

+ * [[soldering iron]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[solid]]

+ * [[consolidate]]

+ * [[soldier]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}