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Tool for making electrical joints
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soldering iron
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Soldering \Sol"der*ing\, a. & n. from Solder , v. t. Soldering iron , Soldering tool , an instrument for soldering, consisting of a bit or bolt of copper having a pointed or wedge-shaped end, and furnished with a handle.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A soldering iron is a hand tool used in soldering . It supplies heat to melt solder so that it can flow into the joint between two workpieces. A soldering iron is composed of a heated metal tip and an insulated handle. Heating is often achieved electrically, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A hand-held tool with a heated tip, used to melt and apply solder.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In general, designers no longer work with a heap of transistors and a hot soldering iron . ▪ Like the tip of a soldering iron . ▪ The only solution for this is to use a soldering iron to lengthen them! ▪ The reflection of a soldering ...
Usage examples of soldering iron.
In his favorite classroom--the electronics lab--he could maneuver a soldering iron through the complicated innards of electrical apparatus with as much aplomb as a master surgeon.
He switched off the soldering iron and shoved the robot arm out of the way.
In a local hardware store he bought a set of overalls, a pair of metal clippers, several yards of thin steel wire, a soldering iron and a foot of solder rod.
When Silver's hand came out and groped in the air over a make-shift brazier for the soldering iron she'd made out of a piece of scrap copper, Sphandor reached into the coals and withdrew the rod by its glowing end, laying the other carefully in Silver's black palm.
An electronic soldering iron skidded out from under the teleprobe.
Five hours later Wilson dropped the tiny soldering iron, took the jeweler’.
Still rotating on his axis, he aimed the machine pistol at the fourth man, coming at him with a glowing soldering iron fed by a cable from a belt pack.
When the half of a man bumped Jameson, the soldering iron was swinging on its tether and he was able to snare it without getting burned.
Bard shrugged, scribbling bits of diagrams on a scrap of dirty paper before picking up the soldering iron again.
As he maneuvered the red-hot soldering iron through the maze of wires above him, he moved with exceptional care.
He made no reference to the conversations he must have overhead, but Meg noticed a raw red line of burning across the back of his hand, as if the soldering iron had slipped.