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girthweld

Syllables: girth·weldUK/ˈɡɜːθˌwɛld/US/ˈɡɜɹθˌwɛld/

girthweld noun: a circumferential weld that joins two cylindrical sections, such as pipes or pressure vessels, by welding around their perimeter. Girth welds are commonly used in pipeline construction.

Noun

girthweld (plural girthwelds)

  1. A circumferential weld that joins two cylindrical sections, such as pipes or pressure vessels, by welding around their perimeter. Girth welds are commonly used in pipeline construction.
    • Thus, experimental work is needed to verify which model most accurately predicts girthweld behavior.1980 February, Betty L. Burris, Rebecca J Morehouse, editors, Publications of the National Bureau of Standards 1979 Catalog: A Compilation of Abstracts and Key Word and Author Indexes (National...
    • Axial field MFL is extremely good at detecting a metal loss features transverse to the field (e.g. a girthweld defect) whereas a long narrow feature aligned in the axial direction with the field can be difficult to detect (e.g. seamweld defect of long narrow axial corrosion).2000, R. Denys, editor, PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY: Proceding of the 3rd International Pipeline Technology Conference, Brugge, Belgium, May 21-24, 2000, Elsevier, page 63

Forms of girthweld

pluralgirthwelds

Origin of girthweld

From girth + weld.

Questions about girthweld

What does girthweld mean?
Girthweld means a circumferential weld that joins two cylindrical sections, such as pipes or pressure vessels, by welding around their perimeter. Girth welds are commonly used in pipeline construction.
What part of speech is girthweld?
Girthweld is a noun.
How do you pronounce girthweld?
Girthweld is pronounced /ˈɡɜːθˌwɛld/ (UK).
What is the plural of girthweld?
The plural of girthweld is girthwelds.

Words near girthweld in the dictionary

  1. girthline
  2. girthlines
  3. girthly
  4. girths
  5. girthsome
  6. girthweld
  7. girthwelds
  8. girthy
  9. girting
  10. girtline
  11. girtlines

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