Tin
WordNet
noun
(1) Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
(2) Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
(3) A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
verb
(4) Prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
(5) Preserve in a can or tin
"Tinned foods are not very tasty"
(6) Plate with tin
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Etymology
From Old English tin, from Proto-Germanic *dīno, from Proto-Indo-European dei- 'to shine'; cf. Skt dídeti 'to shine, be bright', Greek déato 'seemed'.
Noun
- A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
- An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
- A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
- muffin tin
- roasting tin
- The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
Verb
- To place into a tin in order to preserve.
- To cover with tin.
- To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.
See also
- Babbitt metal
- bronze
- bell metal
- cassiterite
- die-casting alloy
- pewter
- phosphor bronze
- soft solder
- stann-, stanno-
- stannane
- stannary
- stannate
- stannolite
- stannotype
- stannous
- stannum
- white metal