to dip solder
- phrasal verb
- Specialized
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solder por inmersión
- To make the circuit board connections, they dip solder the components in a special bath.
Examples
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Some factories dip solder hundreds of parts in a single operation.
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You can dip solder electronic components easily.
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He carefully dip soldered each wire to ensure a strong electrical bond.
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Is it safe to dip solder in such a large vat?
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To create durable connections, technicians dip solder the wires in molten solder.
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The assembly line workers dip solder metal components to speed up production.
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To ensure quality, they dip solder circuit parts in a heated solder bath.
Synonyms
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7.0
To join metal parts by melting a soft metal between them
To join metal parts by melting a soft metal into the joint
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to solder by immersing the object in a bath of molten solder' is directly inferable from combining 'dip' (to put briefly into a liquid) with 'solder' (the molten alloy used to join metals) — literally to dip something into solder to join it. This is a straightforward compositional, technical construction found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to understand it.
Etymology
Dip solder comes from the simple picture of dip meaning to put something into a liquid and solder meaning melted metal. In this method a metal part is put into a bath of hot, melted solder so the pieces join, which is why it means 'to solder by putting the object into a bath of hot, melted solder'.