- tinplate tin·plate n
- ['tɪnˌpleɪt]
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tinplate tin·plate n
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tin plate — noun a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins • Syn: ↑tinplate • Hypernyms: ↑sheet metal • Substance Holonyms: ↑tinware • Substance Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tin plate — thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin. Also, tinplate. Also called tin. [1670 80] * * * … Universalium
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 — 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 — tin|plate [ˈtınpleıt] n [U] very thin sheets of iron or steel covered with ↑tin … Dictionary of contemporary English
tinplate — noun a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins • Syn: ↑tin plate • Hypernyms: ↑sheet metal • Substance Holonyms: ↑tinware • Substance Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
tin processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Tin (Sn) is a relatively soft and ductile metal with a silvery white colour. It has a density of 7.29 grams per cubic centimetre, a low melting point of 231.88° C… … Universalium
tin can — noun 1. informal term for a destroyer • Hypernyms: ↑destroyer, ↑guided missile destroyer 2. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. • Syn: ↑can, ↑tin • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tin — 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
tinware — /tin wair /, n. articles made of tin plate. [1750 60; TIN + WARE1] * * * utilitarian and decorative objects made of tinplate and, more rarely, of pure tin. Tin was used as an alloy some 30 centuries before the birth of Christ, but the… … Universalium
