electrotinn.
/ᵻˈlɛktrəʊˌtɪn/, U.S. /əˈlɛktroʊˌtɪn/, /iˈlɛktroʊˌtɪn/ Manufacturing Technology.
Tinplate that has been deposited electrolytically. Frequently attributive.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [noun] > tinplate
white iron1496
latten1611
tin-plate1677
taggers1834
terne-plate1858
coke plate1878
terne1904
coke1930
electrotin1935
1935 U.S. Patent 1,991,817 1/2 The purpose of the furnace treatment is to anneal and temper the steel in preparation for..subsequent electro tin-plating by the apparatus.
1950 Jrnl. Sci. Instruments 27 90 A vacuum-tight joint is made..by compressing plastically a gasket..made from 18s.w.g. ‘Electrotin’ fusewire.
1999 Electr. Constr. & Maintenance (Nexis) Sept. Electrotin plating results in reduced resistance.
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electrotinv.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˈtɪn/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˈtɪn/, /iˌlɛktroʊˈtɪn/ Manufacturing Technology.
transitive. To coat (an article, metal, etc.) with tin by electroplating.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > coat or cover with metal > with specific metal
tin1398
leadc1440
ironc1450
lay1472
copper1530
braze1552
silverize1605
foliate1665
plate1686
whiten1687
foil1714
blanch1729
quicken1738
amalgam1789
quick1790
aluminize1791
plate1791
zincify1801
platinize1825
resilver1832
galvanize1839
electroplate1843
zinc1843
electro-silver1851
platinate1858
electrotin1859
white-lead1863
palladiumize1864
white-metal1864
brassc1865
nickelize1865
nickel-plate1872
nickel1875
stopper1884
electro1891
sherardize1904
steel1911
stellite1934
flame-plate1954
steel-face1961
1859 Patents for Inventions: Abridgm. Specif. Electr. & Magn. (Patent Office) 53 The electrotype may then be removed and electrotyped in copper on the back, or it may be electro-tinned.
1945 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 5 May 10/1 Electrotinning copper wire with greater speed and economy than heretofore possible is accomplished with a new wire-coating apparatus.
2005 M. P. Singh & T. K. Ganguli in Transformers (Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.) iii. 46 No bare copper is allowed to be used in power transformers. Copper is covered with paper or enamel coated or electrotinned.
Derivatives
eˌlectroˈtinned adj.
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1877 G. Gore Art Electro-metall. 272 Processes of electro-tinning are not extensively used, because there appears to be no great demand for electro-tinned articles.
1944 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 149 152 P It was understood from results of American experience in the use of electro-tinned strip that steel electroplated with 6–8 oz. of tin per basis box..could be made into cans.
1971 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 326 17 With the growth of packaged foods and canned drinks, demand for electro-tinned plate with its complex equipment of mills and tinning lines has risen eightfold in the past ten years.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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