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latten

/ˈlætən/

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Multicultural London English/ˈlaʔən/

latten noun: an alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools.

Noun

latten (countable and uncountable, plural lattens)

  1. (archaic, historical) An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools.
  2. Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin.
  3. Any metal in thin sheets.
    • gold latten

latten meaning in Tamil

latten in Tamil

போலிப்பித்தளை

Forms of latten

plurallattens
alternative formlaton

Origin of latten

From Middle English laten, latun, latoun, from Old French laton, laiton, from Arabic لَاطُون (lāṭūn, “copper, copper alloy”), itself from Proto-Common Turkic *altun (“gold”). See Turkish altın, Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 (altun, “gold”), Karakhanid اَلْتُونْ (altūn, “gold”).

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Questions about latten

What does latten mean?
Latten means an alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools.
What is latten in Tamil?
Latten in Tamil is போலிப்பித்தளை. See Latten meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is latten?
Latten is a noun.
How do you pronounce latten?
Latten is pronounced /ˈlætən/.
What is the plural of latten?
The plural of latten is lattens.

Words near latten in the dictionary

  1. latteal
  2. latteals
  3. lattee
  4. lattees
  5. latteless
  6. latten
  7. lattener
  8. latteners
  9. lattens
  10. latter
  11. Latter Day Saint

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