stick welding

English

Etymology

From welding using a stick that is consumed to lay the weld.

Noun

stick welding (uncountable)

A method of manual electric welding that uses a consumable flux-covered electrode that forms a slag to protect the weld from oxygen degradation.

Synonyms

shielded metal arc welding / SMAW

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

manual metal arc welding / MMAW / MMA
gravity arc welding / gravity welding
massive electrode welding
firecracker welding

Coordinate terms

flux-cored arc welding

Derived terms

stick weld
stick-welded
stick welder

Related terms

Verb

stick welding

present participle and gerund of stick weld

See also

Category:manual metal arc welding on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
shielded metal arc welding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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