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tin
1[tin]
noun
Chemistry.a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Sn; 118.69; 50; 7.31 at 20°C.
any shallow pan, especially one used in baking.
any pot, box, can, or other container or vessel made of tin or tin plate.
Squash.telltale.
Chiefly British.a hermetically sealed can containing food.
Slang.a small quantity of an illicit drug, especially from two to five grams of cocaine: usually sold in a small plastic bag, a glassine envelope, or often a small tin container.
British Slang.money.
adjective
made or consisting of tin or tin plate.
false; worthless; counterfeit.
a set of tin values.
indicating the tenth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
verb (used with object)
Metallurgy.
to cover or coat with tin.
to coat with soft solder.
Chiefly British.to preserve or pack (especially food) in cans; can.
to cover (windows and doors in an abandoned or unoccupied building or apartment) with sheets of tin to prevent vandalism or occupancy by vagrants, squatters, etc.
TIN
2[tin]
noun
taxpayer identification number.
tin
/ ɪ /
noun
a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite, that has several allotropes; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder. It is used extensively in alloys, esp bronze and pewter, and as a noncorroding coating for steel. Symbol: Sn; atomic no: 50; atomic wt: 118.710; valency: 2 or 4; relative density: 5.75 (grey), 7.31 (white); melting pt: 231.9°C; boiling pt: 2603°C
Also called (esp US and Canadian): can.an airtight sealed container of thin sheet metal coated with tin, used for preserving and storing food or drink
any container made of metallic tin
to complete a home baking of cakes, biscuits, etc
Also called: tinful.the contents of a tin or the amount a tin will hold
corrugated or galvanized iron
a tin roof
any metal regarded as cheap or flimsy
a loaf of bread with a rectangular shape, baked in a tin
slangmoney
it lives up to expectations
verb
to put (food, etc) into a tin or tins; preserve in a tin
to plate or coat with tin
to prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
tin
A malleable, silvery metallic element that occurs in igneous rocks. It has a crystalline structure and crackles when bent. Tin is used as an anticorrosion agent and is a part of numerous alloys, including bronze. Atomic number 50; atomic weight 118.71; melting point 231.89°C; boiling point 2,270°C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 2, 4.
See Periodic Table See Note at element
Other 51Թ Forms
- tinlike adjective
- retin verb (used with object)
- ˈپˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tin1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tin1
Example Sentences
"The cost of living is absolutely horrendous for everyone at the moment, even doing a weekly food shop, it's going up week by week, so adding on a £15 tin of formula is just unattainable."
She no longer feeds her cats tinned meals, opting to give them food from her own plate.
Chhattisgarh, for instance, is India's sole producer of tin concentrates and moulding sand, and a leading source of coal, dolomite, bauxite and high-grade iron ore, according to the ministry of mines.
He's extremely vulnerable but happily showing off his food parcel of tinned vegetables and rice pudding.
These machines shoot UV light tens of thousands of times through drops of molten tin, which creates a plasma, and is then refracted through a series of specialised mirrors.
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