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A welding technique producing good electrical conducting welds by using a highly exothermic thermite reaction between copper oxide and a metal such as aluminium, which results in pure copper being deposited in the weld.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Perhaps Blend of Cadwell + welding, after Dr. Charles Cadwell.
