"tin whisker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tin whiskers [plural]
Etymology: From tin + whisker, from being first observed with tin alloys. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tin|whisker}} tin + whisker Head templates: {{en-noun}} tin whisker (plural tin whiskers)
  1. One of the thin, whisker-like protrusions that project out of tin surfaces (especially found on electroplated tin), which are crystalline and electrically conductive. Derived forms (tin): whisker (english: generalization; metal whiskers)
    Sense id: en-tin_whisker-en-noun-GNCbSjkY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'tin': 100 0
  2. (by extension) The same phenomenon found with other metals with low melting points. Tags: broadly Synonyms (metals): whisker [abbreviation] Derived forms (metals): whisker [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-tin_whisker-en-noun-BCDp8R02 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'metals': 16 84 Disambiguation of 'metals': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zinc whisker

Inflected forms

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