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tinning   (TTS Sound)

The noun tinning has 2 senses

• tinning -- (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")


• tinning, tin-plating -- (the application of a protective layer of tin)

The verb tin has 3 senses

• tin -- (plate with tin)


• can, tin, put up -- (preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty")


• tin -- (prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface)