braze

braze

to solder metals together

Not to be confused with:

brace – a clamp; a support for a bodily part; a device that holds something erect

braise – to brown and then cook slowly

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braze ¹

 (brāz)

tr.v. brazed, braz·ing, braz·es

1. To make of or decorate with brass.

2. To make hard like brass.

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[Middle English brasen, from Old English brasian, from bræs, brass.]

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braze ²

 (brāz)

tr.v. brazed, braz·ing, braz·es

To solder (two pieces of metal) together using a hard solder with a high melting point.

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[Probably from French braser, from Old French, to burn, from brese, hot coal, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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braz′er n.

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braze

(breɪz)

vb (tr)

1. (Metallurgy) to decorate with, make like, or make of brass

2. to make like brass, as in hardness

[Old English bræsen, from bræs brass]

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braze

(breɪz)

vb

(General Engineering) (tr) to make a joint between (two metal surfaces) by fusing a layer of brass or high-melting solder between them

n

(General Engineering) the high-melting solder or alloy used in brazing

[C16: from Old French: to burn, of Germanic origin; see braise]

ˈbrazer n

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braze¹

(breɪz)

v.t. brazed, braz•ing.

1. to make of brass.

2. to cover or ornament with or as if with brass.

3. to make brasslike.

[before 1000; Middle English brasen, Old English bræsian; see brass]

braze²

(breɪz)

v.t. brazed, braz•ing.

to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.

[1575–85; < French braser, akin to braise live coals; see braise]

braz′er, n.

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braze

Past participle: brazed
Gerund: brazing

Imperative

braze

braze

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

braze - solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point solder - join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"

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Translations

braze

[breɪz] VT → soldar

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