Tin

  • 41tin — 3 tiñ interj. 1. tir (kartojant nusakomas drebėjimas, tirtėjimas): [V]anduo šaltas, su naginėlėm tiñ tiñ tiñ – kojos tintena Mlt. 2. din (kartojant nusakomas skambėjimas): Tin tin tin skamba trumpas balsas, taškos kūjelis plaktukas paseilėtas …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 42tin — /tɪn / (say tin) noun 1. a low melting, metallic element nearly approaching silver in colour and lustre, used in making alloys and in plating. Symbol: Sn; relative atomic mass: 118.69; atomic number: 50; density: 7.31 at 20°C. 2. tin plate. 3.… …

  • 43tin — 1. noun /tɪn/ a) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. muffin tin b) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food …

    Wiktionary

  • 44tin — noun (BrE) metal container ⇨ See also ↑can, ↑pan ADJECTIVE ▪ baking, roasting ▪ cake, flan, loaf (= for baking cakes, etc.) ▪ biscuit (BrE …

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  • 45tin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zin tin Date: before 12th century 1. a soft faintly bluish white lustrous low melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 46tin —    A silvery gray, malleable metal, resistant to corrosion, much used in alloys. It is an essential ingredient in bronze and in pewter. Lead, when used for sculpture, is alloyed with it. It is also used in common solders. Painting on tin is often …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 47tin — noun 1》 a silvery white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 50. (Symbol: Sn) 2》 a lidded airtight container made of tinplate or aluminium.     ↘Brit. a sealed container for preserving food, made of tinplate or aluminium; a can.     ↘Brit …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48tin*/ — [tɪn] noun 1) [U] a soft light silver metal There used to be tin mines all around this area.[/ex] 2) [C] British a closed metal container for food Syn: can a tin of soup[/ex] I bought three tins of beans.[/ex] 3) [C] a metal container with a lid …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 49tin — A metallic element, atomic no. 50, atomic wt. 118.710. SYN: stannum. [AS, t.] t. oxide SYN: stannic oxide. * * * tubulointerstitial nephropathy * * * tin tin n a soft faintly bluish white lustrous low melting crystalline metallic element that is… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 50tin — [OE] Tin is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German zinn, Dutch and Danish tin, and Swedish tenn. These point to a common ancestor *tinam, but where this came from is not known. The word was first used for a ‘tin can’ in the early 19th… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins