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zinc
English
Etymology
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 *(e)dont- (“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.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: zingk, IPA(key): /z??k/
- Rhymes: -??k
Noun
zinc (countable and uncountable, plural zincs)
- A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
- (Britain, dated, colloquial) A zinc countertop.
- 1904, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
- Then, three workmen throwing dice for drinks. And their heads come sharply together as they count the scores. And so violently do they throw the dice that they shoot off "the zinc" on to the floor.
- 2010, Chris Ackerley, Demented Particulars (page 44)
- Even if there were a Chef and Brewer near Marble Arch, the name suggests a pint and pie, not a prawn and tomato sandwich and “a dock glass of white port off the zinc”; i.e., a small glass of a fine aperitif, at the counter […]
- 1904, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
Synonyms
- zincum (archaic)
Derived terms
Related terms
- zincode
- zincous
Translations
See also
Verb
zinc (third-person singular simple present zincs, present participle zincing or zinking or zincking, simple past and past participle zinced or zinked or zincked)
- (rare) To electroplate with zinc.
- (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.
Synonyms
- (electroplate with zinc): galvanize
Translations
Anagrams
- ICZN
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?zi?k/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?zi?/
Noun
zinc m (uncountable)
- zinc
Further reading
- “zinc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “zinc” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “zinc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “zinc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology 1
From German Zink.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z???/, (spelling pronunciation) /z??k/
Noun
zinc m (plural zincs)
- (metallurgy, chemistry) zinc
- (informal) counter (in a bar, café, etc), bar
- (informal) small plane
Related terms
- zingage
- zingueur
- zinguer
- dézinguer
Further reading
- “zinc” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Etymology 2
Clipping of zincou, verlan form of cousin (“cousin”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z??k/
Noun
zinc m (plural zincs)
- (verlan) dude, man
Occitan
Noun
zinc m (uncountable)
- zinc
Romanian
Etymology
From French zinc, from German Zink.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zink/
Noun
zinc n (uncountable)
- zinc (metal)
References
- zinc in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
zinc m (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of cinc
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galvanized
English
Adjective
galvanized (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of galvanised (“coated with zinc”)
Verb
galvanized
- simple past tense and past participle of galvanize
galvanized From the web:
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- what galvanized iron
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- what galvanized is made of
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