weldable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English weld
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English weldable

    From weld + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwɛldəbl̩/

    Adjective

    weldable (comparative more weldable, superlative most weldable)

    1. that is able to be welded
      • 1969, István Náray-Szabó, Inorganic Crystal Chemistry:
        it is comparatively soft and tough; it is hammerable and weldable in the red hot state and is called forged iron

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