WELDING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("welding" is a kind of...):

attachment; fastening (the act of fastening things together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "welding"):

butt-welding; butt welding (creating a butt joint by welding)

spot-welding; spot welding (creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points)

Derivation:

weld (join together by heating)

-ing form of the verb weld