- tinplate
- noun Date: 1677 thin sheet iron or steel coated with tin
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tinplate
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Tinplate — is sheet steel covered with a thin layer of tin. Before the advent of cheap mild steel the backing metal was iron. While once more widely used, the primary use of tinplate now is the manufacture of tin cans. Tinplate is made by rolling the steel… … Wikipedia
tinplate — ► NOUN ▪ sheet steel or iron coated with tin. ► VERB ▪ coat with tin. DERIVATIVES tin plated adjective … English terms dictionary
tinplate — tin plate n. Thin sheet iron or steel coated with tin to prevent rusting, used especially to make cans and pots. * * * ▪ metallurgy thin steel sheet with a coating of tin applied either by dipping in molten metal or by electrolytic… … Universalium
tinplate — smėlinė liežuvinė plekšnė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Rhombosolea plebeia angl. New Zealand flounder; sand flounder; tinplate rus. песчаная ромбосолея ryšiai: platesnis terminas – liežuvinės… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
tinplate — tin|plate [ˈtınpleıt] n [U] very thin sheets of iron or steel covered with ↑tin … Dictionary of contemporary English
tinplate — tin|plate [ tın,pleıt ] noun uncount flat pieces of iron or steel covered with TIN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tinplate — n. steel or sheet iron covered with thin coating of tin v. cover or coat with tin … English contemporary dictionary
tinplate — noun sheet steel or iron coated with tin. verb coat with tin. Derivatives tin plated adjective … English new terms dictionary
tinplate — noun (U) very thin sheets of iron or steel covered with tin … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tinplate — UK [ˈtɪnˌpleɪt] / US noun [uncountable] flat pieces of iron or steel covered with tin … English dictionary
