latten Meaning & Definition
What Does Latten Mean?
Latten is used as a noun meaning 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. It can also mean Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin.
Latten: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlætən/ |
| Plural | lattens |
Latten Definition (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.
- Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin.
- Any metal in thin sheets.
gold latten
Noun
- Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets.
gold latten
Synonyms of Latten
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Latten synonyms and antonyms →Latten in a Sentence
gold latten
Word Forms & Grammar
latten (countable and uncountable, plural lattens)
Words That Rhyme With Latten
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”).