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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掳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 ( def 8 ).
- 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
/ 迟瑟苍 /
noun
- a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite, that has several allotropes; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2掳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掳C; boiling pt: 2603掳C stannicstannous
- 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
- fill her tinsto complete a home baking of cakes, biscuits, etc
- Also calledtinful 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
- slang.money
- it does exactly what it says on the tinit 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掳C; boiling point 2,270掳C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 2, 4.
- See Periodic Table See Note at element
Derived Forms
- 藞迟颈苍藢濒颈办别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 迟颈苍顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
- 谤别路迟颈苍顎 verb (used with object) retinned retinning
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of tin1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of tin1
Example Sentences
My favorite way to enjoy tinned fish is in a seacuterie board.
But for some reason, I struggled to stomach canned and tinned fish.
"I would love to have had something like this. When I was in space, I had really long-life stuff: tins, freeze dried packets, tubes of stuff. It was fine, but not tasty."
"Yorkshire Building Society offers a 拢5,000 deposit mortgage which does what it says on the tin and could offer a mortgage equivalent to as much as 99% of the purchase price," says Mr Hollingsworth.
Last year, Alfie Watts went global, becoming the youngest ever winner of Race Across the World - the BBC show that does exactly what it says on the tin.
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