to spot-weld
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7.0
- verb
- /spɑt-wɛld/
- Specialized
:
soldar por puntos
- They're saying that because you have to basically sort of spot Weld or whatever, you have to Weld this pipe into the larger pipe.
Examples
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You think if I brought my Mopar by the shop on Monday... you could spot-weld the bumper bracket?
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The technician showed us how to spot-weld two metal sheets quickly and securely.
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Now apparently the membrane is like welded, spot welded or something.
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And then I machined a part out of stainless steel and spot welded this very thin stainless steel grid to it.
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Let's now get the spot welder out and let's try to spot Weld some nickel plate on here just to maybe give it a little bit of a better contact or possibly a little bit of strength.
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But the maker had to spot-weld the band to one of the case halves in an intermediate step, requiring elaborate fixtures.
Academic text (1999) -
The laser has also been used to "spot weld" grafts to certain areas of the drum and can be used to freshen the edges of any perforation prior to placement of a graft.
Academic text (1995) -
To repair the metal frame, he decided to spot-weld the broken pieces together using a special machine.
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After aligning the components, she carefully spot-welded them to ensure a strong connection.
Synonyms
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4.6
To join metal pieces by melting and pressing their edges together
Join two metal pieces by heating small spots so they melt together
How Strong
- Specialized
- Specialized
6
5.3
- Specialized
1
7.0
3
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
To spot-weld comes from spot 'small point' and weld 'to join metal by heat', so to spot-weld is to join metal by making small welds at several points to give extra strength.