Sn

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. tin.

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SN ² American  

abbreviation

1. Secretary of the Navy.

2. Also sn, s/n screen name.

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SN ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Senegal (international car registration)

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Sn ² British  

symbol

1. tin

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sn ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Senegal

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Etymology

Origin of Sn

From the Latin word stannum

Example Sentences

One type, called Sn or "lid" waves, moves along the top of the mantle in a region known as the lid.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

Notice the S does not have the subscript n as in Sn as we are not adding a finite number of terms.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Which of the following atoms would be expected to form negative ions in binary ionic compounds and which would be expected to form positive ions: Br, Ca, Na, N, F, Al, Sn, S, Cd?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Evaluate the partial sums Sn for n = 5, 10, 20.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

“Professor, I think — I know — that Sn — that someone’s going to try and steal the Stone. I’ve got to talk to Professor Dumbledore.”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling