zinc

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.
3. (Nigeria, countable, uncountable) A corrugated iron roof.
4. (UK, colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable) A zinc countertop.

Verb

1. (rare) To electroplate with zinc.
2. (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

Concetti

zinco

zincare

cornetto

Zn

sinonimi

galvanize

Zn

coat with zinc

atomic number 30

spelter

tin

galvanized

gold

hot dip

roof

silver

tinfoil

zinc-plate

zincify

kind of mineral

roofing material

zinc-coated

bell metal

zincum

bronze

copper

cornetto

corrugated iron

galvanised

Traduzioni

zinc

Zink

zink

zinco

zinc

cinc

ψευδάργυρος

zinc

خارصين

çinko

zincum

زنك

τσίγκος

verzinken

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/zɪŋk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine inglese antico: tind

Affine Middle Low German: tinde

Affine islandese: tindur

Affine olandese: tinne

Affine tedesco: Zinne

Affine danese: tinde

Affine svedese: tinne

In summary

Borrowed from German Zink, related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko (“prong, tine”), allied to zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth, projection”). Cognate with Old English tind (“tine, prong”), Middle Low German tinde, Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”). See also Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Swedish tinne (“tooth of a rake”), More at tine. Doublet of zincum.