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Definition of Tinning

1. Noun. The application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them. "Careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them"

Definition of Tinning

1. n. The act, art, or process of covering or coating anything with melted tin, or with tin foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the like.

Definition of Tinning

1. Verb. (present participle of tin) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tinning

1. tin [v] - See also: tin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinning

Literary usage of Tinning

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

1. The Emporium of Arts and Sciences by John Redman Coxe (1814)
"The following papers on the subject of tinning copper vessels are worth noticing. •New Process for tinning Copper and other vessels in. a durable manner* ..."

2. A Complete Treatise on the Electro-deposition of Metals by Georg Langbein (1898)
"331) ; however, instead of this preliminary tinning, they may first be ... Process of tinning.—From what has been said, it will be evident that the ..."

3. Soft Soldering, Hard Soldering and Brazing: A Practical Treatise on Tools by James Francis Hobart (1919)
"This method of tinning is particularly desirable when soldering galvanized iron. "Raw" acid (muriatic or hydrochloric) is used for this purpose, ..."

4. Elements of Science and Art: Being a Familiar Introduction to Natural by John Imison (1822)
"tinning is the art of covering any metal with a thin coating of tin. ... The use of tinning these metals is to prevent them from being corroded by rust, ..."

5. Soft Soldering, Hard Soldering and Brazing: A Practical Treatise on Tools by James Francis Hobart (1919)
"... tinning Hard Steel. The articles to be tinned should be placed in dilute sulphuric acid and scratch brushed or scrubbed until every bit of scale has ..."

6. Galvanoplastic Manipulations: A Practical Guide for the Gold and Silver by Alfred Roseleur (1872)
"We might, therefore, confine ourselves to the tinning of cast iron; but, ... tinning by the wet way is effected by three distinct methods:—* 1. ..."

7. Machine Tool Operation by Henry D. Burghardt (1919)
"tinning a Copper.—To tin a soldering copper it is necessary to file or otherwise ... There are several ways of applying the flux and solder when tinning the ..."

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