zinc
To electroplate with zincTo electroplate with zinc.
» Zinc is a metal.
Zink ist ein Metall. — mhr
Цинк — это металл. — LanguagesLover
Цинк — металл. — LanguagesLover
Цинк - метал. — deniko
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2 senses(rare)To electroplate with zinc.
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coat or cover with zinc
(rare)To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.
Examples
15 sentencesZinc is a metal.
Цинк - метал. — deniko
ruЦинк — это металл. — LanguagesLover
deZink ist ein Metall. — mhr
This metal is called zinc.
ruЭтот металл называется цинком. — Wezel
deDieses Metall heißt Zink. — BraveSentry
This is zinc.
ruЭто цинк. — marafon
Algeria has zinc deposits.
В Ажирі є запаси цинку. — deniko
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
ruЛатунь - это сплав меди с цинком. — shanghainese
deMessing ist eine Legierung aus Kupfer und Zink. — xtofu80
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from German Zink, related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Middle High German zinkBorrowed 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.
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Forms
zincs, zincing, zinced, zincedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle