cold welding

English

Etymology 1

From cold +‎ welding. From being a form of welding not requiring adding heat.

Noun

cold welding (uncountable)

  1. A phenomenon where in a vacuum, two clean oxide-less uncoated metal surfaces will fuse, weld, or merge together when they come into contact with each other, without any other action required (without fusion heating).
    Synonym: contact welding
    Coordinate term: fusion welding (heat welding by molten temperatures)
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Etymology 2

From cold weld +‎ -ing.

Verb

cold welding

  1. present participle and gerund of cold weld
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