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spot-welding

spot-welding

5.4
A way of joining metal pieces by making small hot spots that melt them together
  • noun
  • /spɑtˈwɛldɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • The technician used spot-welding to attach the metal panels quickly and efficiently.

Examples

  • Proper spot-welding ensures strong and reliable joints in sheet metal fabrication.

  • Automobile manufacturers often rely on spot-welding for assembling car bodies.

  • The spot-welding technique is commonly used in car manufacturing.

  • I learned about spot-welding in my engineering class.

  • The factory used spot-welding to join the metal panels of the new car model.

  • Before painting, the technicians inspected all the spot-welding to ensure a strong bond.

  • She learned the technique of spot-welding to improve her skills in metal fabrication.

Synonyms

spot welding
vsspot-welding
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A way to join metal sheets by melting small points with heat and pressure using electricity for example in cars

is a general method joining metal at closely spaced points without technical detail

Surface Forms

spot-welding singular
spot-weldings plural

Morphology

spot-welding = spot-weld (transparent) = spot + ing

The noun clearly denotes the process of spot-welding, transparently based on the verb 'spot-weld' plus the action noun suffix '-ing'.

Etymology

Spot-welding comes from the words spot ('a small place or mark') and weld ('to join metal by heat'). So the name simply describes the process: joining metal at small, hot points or 'spots'.