Patina

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpætɪnÉ™/
• US IPA: /pəˈtin.É™/

Origin

From Latin patina ("dish, pan").

Full definition of patina

Noun

1. (originally) A paten, flat type of dish
2. The color or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.
3. A green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina.
4. (figurative) A gloss or superficial layer.
• It demonstrates how scientific authority could be constructed on the fly, as it were, by someone with no connections and no psychological credentials who offered a technique that had the patina of modern science...

Hyponyms

• (color or incrustation which age and wear give to objects) verdigris

Derived terms

• patinaed

Related terms

• patella

Adjective

1. Of a green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina.

Derived terms

• patinate, to coat with a patina

Anagrams

• pinata, piñata, taipan