blow torch

Handheld metal melter

A blow torch is a handheld tool that produces an intense, directed flame, used for welding, soldering, or applying heat to surfaces.

Plumbers use them to join copper pipes; chefs use smaller versions to caramelize sugar on desserts: She used a blow torch to finish the crème brûlée.

Also spelled blowtorch.

Related
  • acetyleneFlammable welding fuel
  • gasFormless, expanding substance
  • propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
  • heatTransferred thermal energy
  • high heatExtreme thermal intensity

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Opposites
thermal effect

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Water's solid form

liquid nitrogen · dry ice · water · fire extinguisher · ice bath

intensity/power of heat source

blow torchcandle

Wax stick with wick

match · lighter · pilot light · tea light · ember

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G