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solder noun [ ˈsəʊldə ]

• a low-melting alloy, especially one based on lead and tin or (for higher temperatures) on brass or silver, used for joining less fusible metals.
• "remove the fitting using a blowtorch to melt the solder"

solder verb

• join with solder.
• "the wires to this clip are soldered to the circuit board"
Origin: Middle English: from Old French soudure, from the verb souder, from Latin solidare ‘fasten together’, from solidus ‘solid’.


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