Meaning & use
weldment
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Meaning
nouncountabletechnicalspecialist
A single assembled unit made by welding several metal parts together.
Grammar: Countable: a steel weldment, many weldments.
Patterns
- a weldment of something
- fabricate a weldment
The frame is a steel weldment made from six cut pieces.
Each weldment was inspected for cracks before delivery.
Engineers drew the weldment to show every joint.
Word forms
| plural | weldments |
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Common combinations
- steel weldment
- The machine base is a large steel weldment.
- welded weldment
- The shop produces a welded weldment for tractor frames.
- fabricate a weldment
- The workshop will fabricate a weldment from the drawings.
- inspect the weldment
- The inspector will inspect the weldment for flaws.
- weldment drawing
- The weldment drawing lists every part and joint.
Synonyms and how they differ
- fabrication
- Fabrication is a general word for any made metal product, while weldment specifically names one joined by welding.
- assembly
- Assembly can refer to parts joined by bolts or screws, while weldment is limited to welded parts.
- welded structure
- Welded structure is the plain phrase, while weldment is the compact industry term.
Opposites
Word family
- weld verb
- to join metal by heating
- weld noun
- the joint produced by welding
- welder noun
- a person or machine that welds
- welding noun
- the process of joining metal with heat
Commonly confused: weldment or weld?
weldment vs weld
A weld is the single joint between parts, while a weldment is the whole finished assembly.
Practice
The factory ordered a steel ___ made from several cut plates joined into one frame.
Choose one answer.
A weldment is an assembly made by welding parts together. A casting is poured as one piece of molten metal, so it does not match.
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