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Tin Definition

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English

Chemical element
Sn Previous: indium (In)
Next: antimony (Sb)
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Etymology

From Old English tin, from Proto-Germanic *dīno, from Proto-Indo-European dei- 'to shine'; compare Sanskrit dídeti 'to shine, be bright', Ancient Greek déato 'seemed'.

Pronunciation

Noun

tin (countable and uncountable; plural tins)

  1. (uncountable, chemistry) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
  2. (UK, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
  3. (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
    muffin tin
    roasting tin
  4. (countable, squash (sport)) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.

Synonyms

Derived terms

terms derived from "tin"
  • alpha tin
  • beta tin
  • gray tin, grey tin
  • indium tin oxide
  • lead-tin
  • organotin
  • tetraethyl tin, tetraethyltin
  • tetraphenyl tin, tetraphenyltin
  • tin can
  • tin chloride
  • tin cry
  • tin protochloride
  • tin salt
  • tin tetrachloride
  • tin tetraethyl
  • tin tetraphenyl
  • tin-white cobalt
  • tributyl tin, tributyltin
  • trimethyl tin, trimethyltin
  • white tin
  • (do) what it says on the tin

Adjective

tin (not comparable)

  1. Made of tin.

Translations

made of tin
  • Breton: staen br(br)
  • Bulgarian: калаен bg(bg) m., калаена bg(bg) f., калаено bg(bg) n., калаени bg(bg) pl.; тенекиен bg(bg) m., тенекиена bg(bg) f., тенекиено bg(bg) n., тенекиени bg(bg) pl.
  • Dutch: tinnen nl(nl)
  • French: d'étain fr(fr), en étain fr(fr)
  • German: Zinn- de(de) (combined with noun), zinnen de(de) (rare)
  • Interlingua: de latta ia(ia); de stanno ia(ia)
  • Italian: di stagno it(it)
  • Macedonian: калаен mk(mk) (kálaen) m., тенекиен mk(mk) (tenékien) m.
  • Polish: cynowy pl(pl) m., cynowa pl(pl) f., cynowe pl(pl) n.
  • Portuguese: de lata pt(pt), de estanho pt(pt)
  • Romanian: de cositor ro(ro), din cositor ro(ro)
  • Russian: оловянный ru(ru) (olovjánnyj)
  • Slovene: kositrn sl(sl) m.

Verb

to tin (third-person singular simple present tins, present participle tinning, simple past and past participle tinned)

  1. (transitive) To place into a tin in order to preserve.
  2. (transitive) To cover with tin.
  3. (transitive) To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.

Derived terms

Translations

to place into a tin in order to preserve
  • Greek: κονσερβοποιώ el(el) (konservopoió)
  • Macedonian: конзервира mk(mk) (konzervíra)
  • Russian: консервировать ru(ru) (konservírovat’)
to cover with tin
  • Macedonian: калаисува mk(mk) (kalaísuva)
  • Portuguese: cobrir com estanho pt(pt)
  • Russian: лудить ru(ru) (ludít’), полудить ru(ru) (poludít’)
to coat with solder
  • Dutch: vertinnen nl(nl)
  • Finnish: tinata fi(fi)
  • French: étamer fr(fr)
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  • Breton: staenañ (1)
  • Bulgarian: калайдисвам (kalajdisvam)
  • Interlingua: stannar
  • Romanian: a cositori

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References

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

tin

  1. (chemistry) tin

Etruscan

Noun

tin (pl. tinia)

  1. day

French

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle French tin, tind.

Noun

tin m. (plural tins)

  1. a wooden support, often used on watercraft

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

tin n.

  1. tin (chemical element)

Declension

declension of tin
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tin tinið - -
accusative tin tinið - -
dative tini tininu - -
genitive tins tinsins - -

Navajo

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Proto-Athabascan *tən.

Cognates:

Noun

tin

  1. ice

Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali.

Cardinal number

tin

  1. three

Sranan Tongo

Number

tin

  1. (cardinal) ten

Welsh

Noun

tin f. (plural tinau)

  1. (vulgar) The rump, the arse.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tin din nhin thin

 

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