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Meaning
Noun
●
In Tin:
A
malleable
,
ductile
,
metallic
element
,
resistant
to
corrosion
, with
atomic number
50 and
symbol
Sn.
●
In Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English & South African English:
An
airtight
container
,
made of
tin
or another
metal
, used to
preserve
food, or
hold
a
liquid
or some other product.
●
A
metal
pan
used for
baking
,
roasting
, etc.
●
In Squash:
The
bottom
part of the
front wall
, which is "out" if a
player
strikes
it with the ball.
●
money, especially
silver
money.
●
computer hardware.
●
In American English, Philippine English & Finance:
Initialism of
taxpayer
identification
number.
Adj
●
Made of tin.
●
Made of
galvanised
iron
or
built
of
corrugated
iron
.
Verb
●
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
, in order to
consolidate
braided
wire
,
so as to
make contact with
all
strands
and reduce
fragility
of the
fraying
wire
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
tin
English
tin
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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