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(Synop., § 130), v. t. [imp. & p. p. SOLDERED; p. pr. & vb. n. SOLDERING.] [See SODER.] To unite the surfaces of, as metals, by the intervention of a more fusible metal or metallic cement; to join by means of metallic cement.
n. A metal or metallic composition for uniting the surface of metals; a metallic cement.
Hard solder, a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper, &c. — Soft solder, a solder fusible at comparatively low temperatures, as various alloys of lead and tin, and sometimes bismuth, which melts at from 200° to 550° Fahr.