Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tin whisker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: tin whisker
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the thin, whisker-like protrusions that project out of tin surfaces (especially found on electroplated tin), which are crystalline and electrically conductive.

noun

The same phenomenon found with other metals with low melting points.

Etymology

From tin + whisker, from being first observed with tin alloys.

Inflected Forms

tin whiskers (plural)

Derived Forms

whisker

Phrases

zinc whisker

Synonyms

whisker

Questions

What does tin whisker mean?: One of the thin, whisker-like protrusions that project out of tin surfaces (especially found on electroplated tin), which are crystalline and electrically conductive.
Where does tin whisker come from?: From tin + whisker, from being first observed with tin alloys.

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