tin.
A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
Meaning & usage
A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.
The roof was made of tin, which had been cut with tin snips.
An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
a tin of baked beans; a tobacco tin; a tin of shoe polish
Several tins of paint were needed to paint the house.
A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
muffin tin
roasting tin
The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
money, especially silver money.
computer hardware.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.
Made of tin.
Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.
Made of aluminum.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.
To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
To cover with tin.
To coat with solder To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint
To coat with solder To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.
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