tin-plating

1. 1.

   the application of a protective layer of tin

   Synonymstinning

   Broaderapplication

Questions about tin-plating

What does tin-plating mean?

tin-plating means "the application of a protective layer of tin".

How many syllables are in tin-plating?

tin-plating has 3 syllables: tin--pla-ting. The stress falls on "tin-".

What is another word for tin-plating?

Close synonyms include tinning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tin-plating a common word?

tin-plating is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.