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tin noun

  /tɪn/ , [tʰɪn]
  • (uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
 tina
  • (NZ, AU, South African, Irish, British, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
 säilykepurkki, säilyketölkki
  • (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
 vuoka

tin verb

  /tɪn/ , [tʰɪn]
  • (transitive) To cover with tin.
  • To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire
  • To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint
 tinata
  • (transitive) To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
 purkittaa, tölkittää

tin adjective

  /tɪn/ , [tʰɪn]
  • Made of tin.
 peltinen, tinainen
tin can
tölkki
tin soldier
tinasotamies, tinasotilas
tin-plate
tinata
tin snips
peltisakset
cake tin
kakkuvuoka
tin plate
läkkipelti, läkki
tin man
tinasotilas
tin whistle
tinapilli
tin ear
peltikorva
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