stannum

American  

[stan-uhm] / ˈstæn əm /

noun

1. tin.

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stannum British  

/ ˈstænəm /

noun

1. an obsolete name for tin

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Etymology

Origin of stannum

1775–85; < Late Latin: tin, Latin stannum, stagnum alloy of silver and lead

Example Sentences

Silver, or lead mixed with silver, which we call stannum, is separated by the above method from copper.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Et non sunt idem, ut hactenus voluerunt, stannum et plumbum candidum, unser zi�.

From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William

At what period the term stannum was adopted for tin is uncertain.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

I gave her a homœopathic dose of phosphoric acid and stannum; and, to the surprise of all around her, the night sweats did not break out at their usual hour,—three o’clock in the morning.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

Impropri� autem plumbum hoc nostrum candidum zi�, stannum dicitur.

From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William