Definitions for tin
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. tin, Sn, atomic number 50noun

   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

2. tinnoun

   a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking

3. canister, cannister, tinnoun

   metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

4. can, tin, tin canverb

   airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

5. tinverb

   plate with tin

6. can, tin, put upverb

   preserve in a can or tin

   "tinned foods are not very tasty"

7. tinverb

   prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tinnoun

   A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

2. tinnoun

   An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.

3. tinnoun

   A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.

4. tinnoun

   The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.

5. tinverb

   To place into a tin in order to preserve.

6. tinverb

   To cover with tin.

7. tinverb

   To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.

8. tinadjective

   Made of tin.

9. Etymology: From tin, from tinan, of unknown origin. Cognates include German Zinn and Dutch tin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TINnoun

   Etymology: ten, Dutch.

   1. One of the primitive metals called by the chemists jupiter.

   Quicksilver, lead, iron, and tin, have opacity or blackness. Henry Peacham, on Blazoning.

   Tin ore sometimes holds about one-sixth of tin. John Woodward.

   2. Thin plates of iron covered with tin.

2. To Tinverb

   To cover with tin.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   To keep the earth from getting into the vessel, he employed a plate of iron tinned over and perforated. Boyle.

   The cover may be tinned over only by nailing of single tin plates over it. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   New tinning a saucepan is chargeable. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tin

   Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from Latin: stannum) and atomic number 50. Tin is a silvery-coloured metal. Tin is soft enough to be cut with little force and a bar of tin can be bent by hand with little effort. When bent, the so-called "tin cry" can be heard as a result of twinning in tin crystals; this trait is shared by indium, cadmium, zinc, and mercury in the solid state. Pure tin after solidifying presents a mirror-like appearance similar to most metals. In most tin alloys (such as pewter) the metal solidifies with a dull gray color. Tin is a post-transition metal in group 14 of the periodic table of elements. It is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, which contains stannic oxide, SnO2. Tin shows a chemical similarity to both of its neighbors in group 14, germanium and lead, and has two main oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4. Tin is the 49th most abundant element on Earth and has, with 10 stable isotopes, the largest number of stable isotopes in the periodic table, thanks to its magic number of protons. It has two main allotropes: at room temperature, the stable allotrope is β-tin, a silvery-white, malleable metal; at low temperatures it is less dense grey α-tin, which has the diamond cubic structure. Metallic tin does not easily oxidize in air and water. The first tin alloy used on a large scale was bronze, made of 1⁄8 tin and 7⁄8 copper, from as early as 3000 BC. After 600 BC, pure metallic tin was produced. Pewter, which is an alloy of 85–90% tin with the remainder commonly consisting of copper, antimony, bismuth, and sometimes lead and silver, has been used for flatware since the Bronze Age. In modern times, tin is used in many alloys, most notably tin / lead soft solders, which are typically 60% or more tin, and in the manufacture of transparent, electrically conducting films of indium tin oxide in optoelectronic applications. Another large application is corrosion-resistant tin plating of steel. Because of the low toxicity of inorganic tin, tin-plated steel is widely used for food packaging as tin cans. Some organotin compounds can be extremely toxic.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tin

   Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from Latin: stannum) and atomic number 50. It is a soft, malleable, ductile, silver-white metal that is not easily oxidized in air. It is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion or rust and is traditionally used in making cans and household items. Tin is also used in solders for joining pipes or electric circuits, in bearing alloys, in glass-making, and in a wide range of tin chemical applications.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tinnoun

   an elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze, speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum). Atomic weight 117.4

2. Tinnoun

   thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate

3. Tinnoun

   money

4. Tinverb

   to cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil

5. Etymology: [Azote + -ine.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tin

   Tin is a chemical element with symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group-14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4. Tin is the 49th most abundant element and has, with 10 stable isotopes, the largest number of stable isotopes in the periodic table. Tin is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, where it occurs as tin dioxide, SnO2. This silvery, malleable post-transition metal is not easily oxidized in air and is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. The first alloy, used in large scale since 3000 BC, was bronze, an alloy of tin and copper. After 600 BC pure metallic tin was produced. Pewter, which is an alloy of 85–90% tin with the remainder commonly consisting of copper, antimony and lead, was used for flatware from the Bronze Age until the 20th century. In modern times tin is used in many alloys, most notably tin/lead soft solders, typically containing 60% or more of tin. Another large application for tin is corrosion-resistant tin plating of steel. Because of its low toxicity, tin-plated metal is also used for food packaging, giving the name to tin cans, which are made mostly of steel.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tin

   tin, n. a silvery-white, non-elastic, easily fusible, and malleable metal: (slang) money: a vessel of tin, a can, &c.—adj. made of tin.—v.t. to cover or overlay with tin or tinfoil: to pack in tins:—pr.p. tin′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. tinned.—ns. Tin′man, Tin′ner, a tinsmith; Tin′ning, the art of coating with tin, or of repairing tin-ware: the act of packing in tin cans for preservation.—adj. Tin′ny, like tin.—n. a small vessel of tin.—ns. Tin′-plate, thin sheet-iron coated with tin; Tin′-smith, a manufacturer of tin vessels: a worker in tin: a dealer in tin-ware; Tin′-type, a ferrotype; Tin′-ware, articles made of tin.—ns.pl. Tin′witts, dressed tin ore containing pyrites, &c.; Tin′-works, works for working tin. [A.S. tin; Ice. tin, Ger. zinn.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tin

   A trace element that is required in bone formation. It has the atomic symbol Sn, atomic number 50, and atomic weight 118.71.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tin

   A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles.

   The cake tins are now available in silver which is a beautiful colors.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

2. ---

   tin

   An element.

   Tin cans and tin foil are made from the element tin.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 31, 2020  

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1. tin

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tin is ranked #22260 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tin surname appeared 1,158 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tin.
   
   86.9% or 1,007 total occurrences were Asian.
   4.6% or 54 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.4% or 52 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 38 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Plate
   • Vessel

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tin' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2322

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tin' in Nouns Frequency: #1517

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Anagrams for tin »

1. int

2. in't

3. int

4. in't

5. ITN

6. nit

7. ITN

8. nit

How to pronounce tin?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tin in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tin in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of tin in a Sentence

1. John Wayne:

   I'm lookin' at a tin star with a, drunk pinned on it.

2. Belayet Hossain:

   The tidal surge submerged part of the forest, we have seen trees uprooted, the tin roofs of the guard towers blown off.

3. Mark Wills:

   When the [ tin ] price dropped in the late 1980s, there was no longer a profit in selling it wholesale. So we gradually renovated some old machinery on-site and began selling it ourselves.

4. Anupam Srivastava:

   Apart from tin roofs flying off and treefall there isn't much damage in the state and we expect to clear the roads by tomorrow.

5. Richard Williams:

   In our minds, this is Brexit-proof, one of the points that we put forward to Cornwall council and the UK, in particular, is that you can't move a tin deposit.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tin
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tin
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tin
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tin
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tin