noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈwɛldɪŋ/
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noun
Meaning 1
The action or process of welding:
The joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
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noun
Meaning 2
The action or process of welding:
Binding together inseparably; uniting closely or intimately.
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of weld
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
لَحْم
(laḥm)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Arabic:
لِحَام
(liḥām)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Armenian:
զոդում
(zodum)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Belarusian:
зва́рка
(zvárka)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Bulgarian:
заваря́ване
(zavarjávane)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Bulgarian:
зава́рка
(zavárka)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Chinese Mandarin:
焊接
(hànjiē)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Czech:
svařování
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Estonian:
keevitamine
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Finnish:
hitsaaminen
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Finnish:
hitsaus
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
French:
soudage
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
German:
Schweißen
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Greek:
συγκόλληση
(sygkóllisi)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Hungarian:
hegesztés
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Indonesian:
las
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Indonesian:
pengelasan
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Italian:
saldatura
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Japanese:
溶接
(yōsetsu)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Korean:
용접
(yongjeop)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Malay:
pengimpalan
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Norwegian:
sveising
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Persian:
جوشکاری
(juškâri)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Polish:
spawanie
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Portuguese:
soldadura
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Portuguese:
solda
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Portuguese:
soldagem
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Russian:
сва́рка
(svárka)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Spanish:
soldadura dura
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Swedish:
svetsning
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Ottoman Turkish:
قایناق
(kaynak)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Ukrainian:
зва́рювання
(zvárjuvannja)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Ukrainian:
зва́рення
(zvárennja)
— the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler
Hungarian:
összeforradás
— the action or process of binding together inseparably; uniting closely or intimately
Hungarian:
összeforrás
— the action or process of binding together inseparably; uniting closely or intimately
Hungarian:
összeforrasztás
— the action or process of binding together inseparably; uniting closely or intimately