adjective. The definition of vicarious is living as if through someone else or acting for someone else. An example of vicarious is when a mother who always wanted to be a dancer continually pushes her children to do ballet.
Tin is a chemical element. It is often obtained from a mineral called cassiterite (SnO2) and is extracted via cooking it in a furnace with carbon. It is often used as a protec â¦ tive coating on top of other metals (ex. tin cans [made from steel]) to protect them from rust.
Materials made up of two or more metals or a metal and a nonmetal  is what is known as an alloy. An alloy could be a solid solution,  mixtures of various metallic phases or â¦ intermetallic compounds. Examples of alloys are brass, steel and pewter. 4 people found this useful. solid mixture of two or more metals is an alloy. An alloy is a  mixture or solid solution that is composed of a metal and another  element.