stannum

[ stan-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

stannum

/ ˈstænəm /

Origin of stannum¹

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

Origin of stannum¹

C18: from Late Latin: tin, from Latin: alloy of silver and lead, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Welsh ystaen tin

This gigantic flood, this overwhelming and cataclysmic roar, filled every pore of Stannum's body.

But now Stannum notices a shriller accent, the accent of a sun that has lost its sex and is stricken with soft moon-sickness.

Stannum fled from these disturbing dreams seeking safety in the mountains.

Stannum saw what man had never seen before—the tone-color of each instrument.

In the like manner they employed werk or stannum, which was obtained almost in the same manner in the fusion of silver.

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