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Complete Definition of "tin"

English

elements|Sn|indium|In|antimony|Sb

Pronunciation
enPR|tĭn, IPA|/tɪn/, SAMPA|/tIn/
audio|en-us-tin.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪn

Noun
en-noun|s|-
wikipedia

  1. context|uncountable|element A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
  2. context|British|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

Synonyms
sense|airtight container can i|especially US, tin can

Derived terms
rel-top3|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
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tin dichloride
tin dioxide
tin disease
tin foil
tinnie
tinny
tin oxide
tin pentachloride
tin pest
tin-plate
tin-plated
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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
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Translations
trans-top|element
Afrikaans: #Afrikaans|tin
Albanian: t-|sq|kalaj|xs=Albanian
Arabic: ARchar|قصدير unicode|(qaʂdí:r) m
Armenian: Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ£ (anag)
Basque: eztainua
Belarusian: волава (vólava) f
Bosnian: t-|bs|kalaj
Breton: staen m
Bulgarian: t+|bg|калай|m|trkalaj|scCyrl
Catalan: estany
Chinese: 錫 (xí)
Cornish: sten
Croatian: t-|hr|kositar, t-|hr|kalaj
Czech: t+|cs|cín|m
Danish: t-|da|tin
Dutch: t+|nl|tin|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|stano|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|tina
Faroese: t-|fo|tin|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|tina
French: t+|fr|étain|m
Frisian: #Frisian|tin
Friulian: stagn
Galician: estaño
Georgian: კალა (kala)
German: t+|de|Zinn|n
Greek, Modern: κασσίτερος (kassíteros) m, καλάϊ (kaláï) n
Hebrew: בדיל (b’dil) m
Hindi: टिन unicode|(ʈin) m
Hungarian: t+|hu|ón
Icelandic: t+|is|tin
Ido: stano
Indonesian: timah
Interlingua: stanno
Irish: stán
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Italian: t+|it|stagno|m
Japanese: 錫 (スズ, すず, súzu)
Kashmiri: cëna
Kazakh: къалайы (qalajii)
Korean: 주석 (朱錫, juseok), 동납철 (銅鑞鐵, dongnapcheol), 석 (錫, seok)
Latin: t+|la|stannum
Latvian: t+|lv|alva|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: alavas
Luxembourgish: zënn
Macedonian: калаj (kalaj) m
Malay: stanum, timah
Maltese: t-|mt|landa|xs=Maltese
Manx: stainney
Mongolian: t-|mn|цагаан|trtsagaan|scCyrl|xs=Mongolian
Norwegian: t+|no|tinn
Polish: t-|pl|cyna|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|estanho|m
Rohingya: zermóuni
Romanian: t-|ro|staniu|n, t-|ro|cositor
Russian: t+|ru|олово|n|trólovo|scCyrl, t-|ru|станнум|m|trstánnum|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: staoin
Serbian: калаj (kalaj) m
Slovak: t-|sk|cín
Slovenian: kositer m
Spanish: t+|es|estaño|m
Swedish: t-|sv|tenn|n
Tajik: kalagi
Tamil: தகரம் (takaram)
Thai: THchar|ดีบุก (dībuk)
Tok Pisin: #Tok Pisin|tin
Turkish: t+|tr|kalay
Ukrainian: t-|uk|олово|n|trólovo|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
Uzbek: t+|uz|калай|trkalay|scCyrl|xs=Uzbek
Vietnamese: t+|vi|thiếc|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|tùn|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|airtight container
Arabic: ARchar|صفيحة unicode|(ʂafí:ħa) f
Chinese: 罐頭 (guàntóu)
Dutch: t+|nl|blik|n, t-|nl|conservenblik|n
Finnish: t-|fi|säilyketölkki, t-|fi|säilykepurkki
French: t+|fr|bidon|m, t+|fr|boîte|f
German: t+|de|Büchse|f, t-|de|Konservenbüchse|f, t-|de|Blechbüchse|f, t+|de|Dose|f, t-|de|Konservendose|f
Italian: t+|it|lattina|f, t-|it|barattolo|m
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Japanese: 罐詰 (かんずめ, kanzumé)
Korean: 깡통 (kkangtong)
Polish: t-|pl|puszka|f, t-|pl|konserwa|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|lata|f
Russian: t-|ru|жестянка|f|tržestjánka|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|pločevinka|f
Swedish: t-|sv|konserv|c, t-|sv|konservburk|c
Tok Pisin: #Tok Pisin|tin
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trans-top|metal pan
Dutch: bakvorm m i|for baking, taartvorm m i|for cakes
German: Backform f i|for baking, Kastenform f i|for cakes, Kuchenform f i|for cakes
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|lata|f
Russian: жесть (žest’) f
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Breton: boest f, boestoù p, boest mir (2)
ttbc|Chinese: 罐头, 鑵頭 (2)
ttbc|Indonesian: kaleng (2,3)
ttbc|Interlingua: (cassa de) latta (2,3)
ttbc|Maori: tīni
ttbc|Romanian: cositorit (3)

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. Made of tin.

Translations
trans-top|made of tin
Breton: staen
Bulgarian: калаен m, калаена f, калаено n, калаени p; тенекиен m, тенекиена f, тенекиено n, тенекиени p
Dutch: tinnen
French: d'étain, en étain
German: Zinn- i|combined with noun, zinnen i|rare
trans-mid
Interlingua: de latta; de stanno
Italian: di stagno
Polish: t-|pl|cynowy|m, t-|pl|cynowa|f, t-|pl|cynowe|n
Portuguese: de lata, de estanho
Romanian: de cositor, din cositor
Russian: t-|ru|оловянный|trolovjánnyj|scCyrl
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Verb
en-verb|tin|n|ing

  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
tinned dog

Translations
trans-top|place into a tin in order to preserve
Dutch: t-|nl|inblikken, t-|nl|conserveren
German: t-|de|eindosen, t-|de|einmachen
trans-mid
Russian: консервировать (konservírovat’)
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trans-top|cover with tin
Dutch: vertinnen
German: t-|de|verzinnen
trans-mid
Portuguese: cobrir com estanho
Russian: лудить / полудить (ludít’ / poludít’)
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trans-top|coat with solder
Dutch: vertinnen
German: t-|de|vorverzinnen
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: staenañ (1)
ttbc|Bulgarian: калайдисвам (kalajdisvam)
ttbc|Interlingua: stannar
ttbc|Romanian: a cositori

See also
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Babbitt metal
bronze
bell metal
cassiterite
die-casting alloy
pewter
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phosphor bronze
soft solder
stann-, stanno-
stannane
stannary
stannate
mid4
stannic
stannide
stanniferous
stannified
stannine
stannite
mid4
stannolite
stannotype
stannous
stannum
white metal

References
For etymology and more information refer to: 1 (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)]

Anagrams
nit

Category:1000 English basic words


Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|/tɪn/, SAMPA|/tIn/

Noun
infl|nl|noun

  1. element|lang=nl #English|tin

Navajo

Pronunciation
IPA|[txɪ̀n]

Etymology
From proto|Athabascan|tən|lang=nv.

Cognates:
Apachean: Western Apache tįh, Chiricahua tį’, Lipan kįh
Others: Hupa -tiŋ, Galice tʰɐn, Chilcotin tə̀n, Slavey tę̀, Hare tę̀/-téné’, Dogrib tǫ́, Dene Sųłiné tə̀n, Sekani tə̀n, Dunneza tən, Hän tán, Ahtna ten, Dena’ina tən

Noun
infl|nv|noun

  1. ice

Rohingya

Etymology
From Beng.|cit.

numeral|Rohingya
infl|cit|numeral

  1. three

Welsh

Noun
infl|cy|noun

  1. vulgar|lang=cy The rump, the ass#Etymology 2|arse.

ar:tin
zh-min-nan:tin
de:tin
el:tin
es:tin
fa:tin
fr:tin
ko:tin
hy:tin
io:tin
id:tin
is:tin
it:tin
kk:tin
la:tin
li:tin
hu:tin
nl:tin
pl:tin
pt:tin
ru:tin
simple:tin
fi:tin
ta:tin
te:tin
vi:tin
tr:tin
zh:tin

Revision and Credits for"tin"
  • 2007-12-23 05:07 - EncycloPetey - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/202.182.139.70|202.182.139.70]] ([[User_talk:202.182.139.70|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Tbot|Tbot]]

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