Definition of Tin-plating

1. Noun. The application of a protective layer of tin.

Exact synonyms: Tinning
Generic synonyms: Application, Coating, Covering
Derivative terms: Tin

Definition of Tin-plating

1. Noun. The process of applying a protective layer of tin, especially to steel sheet. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of tin-plate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tin-plating

timpano
timpanum
timpanums
timple
timples
timps
timucu
tin
tin-113
tin-foil hat
tin-foil hats
tin-opener
tin-plate
tin-plated
tin-plates
tin-plating (current term)
tin-pot
tin-pot dictator
tin-pot dictators
tin bath
tin can
tin cans
tin compounds
tin cries
tin cry
tin disease
tin dog
tin ear
tin fluorides
tin foil

Literary usage of Tin-plating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Metallurgy: A Condensed Treatise for the Use of College Students and Any by Henry Wysor (1908)
"Tin Plating.—The most important industry of this class is the plating of sheet iron for the manufacture of roofing and tin ware. The sheet iron or steel, ..."

2. The Electro-platers Hand-book by James H. Weston (1905)
"The articles to be zinc-plated should be cleaned and treated as for silver-plating, but not quickened in mercury. tin-plating. The so-called tin vessels ..."

3. Diseases of occupation and vocational hygiene by George Martin Kober, William Clinton Hanson (1916)
"Tin plating on iron or steel sheets has become a large and still growing ... The general process of tin plating is similar to the galvanizing with zinc, ..."

4. Diseases of Occupation and Vocational Hygiene by George Martin Kober, William Clinton Hanson (1916)
"Tin plating on iron or steel sheets has become a large and still growing ... The general process of tin plating is similar to the galvanizing with zinc, ..."

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